Brazilian Portuguese Grammar
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Verb patterns Syntactic functions |
| Pattern | Example | English |
| linking verb + subject complement | Ele ficou feliz. | He got happy. |
| linking verb + subject complement + adjective complement | Ele ficou feliz com o resultado. | He got happy with the result. |
| intransitive verb + adverbial | Ele acordou cedo. | He woke up early. |
| transitive verb + direct object | Ele adora música. | He loves music. |
| indirect transitive verb + indirect object | Ela gosta de você. | She likes you. |
| ditransitive verb + direct object + indirect object | Ele deu flores para ela. | He gave flowers to her. |
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indirect object +
ditransitive verb
+
direct object
or ditransitive verb + indirect object + direct object |
Ele lhe deu flores. | He gave her flowers. |
| transitive verb + direct object + direct object complement | Nomearam-no embaixador. | They appointed him ambassador. |
| indirect transitive verb + indirect object + indirect object complement | Ela o chamou de bobo. | She called him a fool. |
| verb estar + gerund | Você está estudando português. | You are studying Portuguese. |
| verb ir + impersonal infinitive | Eu vou viajar para o Rio de Janeiro. | I will travel to Rio de Janeiro. |
| impersonal verb + direct object | Houve duas explosões em Israel ontem. | There were two explosions in Israel yesterday. |
| verb existir + subject | Existem muitas crianças nas ruas. | There are a lot of kids on the streets. |
| transitive verb + direct object + noun complement | Ele tem medo de escuro. | He is afraid of the dark. |
|
transitive verb
+
que-clause
(noun clause) |
Ele disse que virá aqui mais tarde. | He said that he will come here later. |
|
transitive verb
+
se-clause
(noun clause) |
Ele perguntou se você mora por aqui. | He asked if you live around here. |
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indirect transitive verb
+
preposition
+ que-clause
(noun clause) |
Lembre-se de que você é muito importante para mim. | Remember that you are very important to me. |
|
linking verb
+
que-clause
(noun clause) |
Sua determinação é o que faz a diferença. | Your determination is what makes the difference. |
| transitive verb + se + subject | Vendem-se casas. | Houses are sold. |
| indirect transitive verb + se + indirect object | Precisa-se de ajuda. | Help is needed. |
| finite verb + nonfinite verb + adverbial | Ele deveria dormir mais cedo. | He should sleep earlier. |
| finite verb + nonfinite verb + verb complement(s) | Ele poderia comprar um carro. | He could buy a car. |
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