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Viver Para Dar aos Outros

Living To Give To Others

Martim finds his calling.

Verbs practice: irregular Portuguese verbs in the simple past tense (pretérito perfeito).

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  • 00:00:03Sou o Martim.
  • 00:00:04Nunca fui uma pessoa de falar muito.
  • 00:00:07Falar, deixo para os outros.
  • 00:00:10Sempre quis ser uma pessoa que dá muito e fala pouco.
  • 00:00:15Até agora, não tive problemas.
  • 00:00:17Passei muitos anos sozinho a trabalhar,
  • 00:00:20e fiz muitas coisas com as minhas próprias mãos.
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caladoquiet, silent, hushed sing.,masc. construirto build darto give deixarto let, to allow, to leave something desfazerto undo equipateam falarto speak, to talk fazerto do, to make novamenteagain, once more perceberto understand, realize, figure out próprioself, own sing.,masc. pôrto put reverto review satisfazerto satisfy sentirto feel solidáriosolidary, solidarity sozinhoalone sing.,masc. voltarto go back, return
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até agoraso far, until now
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A Distração Perfeita
Cais do Sodré
Estação de São Bento
Jantar em Casa do José
Vasco da Gama
Rita E Raquel Vão Ao Cinema
Memórias De Ontem
O Miguel Faz A Vontade À Gisela
Tratado de Tordesilhas
Conversa no Jardim

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  • Sorry, I can’t find how this comes about. What tense is this verb and did it change because of the la at the end?
    (last sentence in the text)
    Thank you for your help!

    • Olá! The verb is in the infinitive (perder), but combined with a 3rd person clitic pronoun (-a). Since the infinitive ‘perder’ ends with a consonant, this consonant is dropped when merged with the clitic pronoun, and an L is added to the pronoun, changing it from ‘-a’ to ‘-la’:

      perder + a -> [perder-a] -> [perde-la] -> perdê-la

      In the end, an accent must be added to indicate the proper pronunciation of this form (stressed on the second syllable) and distinguish it from ‘perde-la’ (unaccented, stressed on the first syllable), which also exists, but is derived from the second-person singular (tu perdes + a = tu perde-la).

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  • “Pus tudo o que sou num projeto solidário “
    Eu não sabia bem o gramático acima sobre “ o que sou (ser)” , mas eu compreendo “eu pus tudo num projeto solidário “ obrigada

    • Olá 🙂 A tradução inglesa literal de “tudo o que sou” é “all that I am”. Significa que o Martim (a personagem) se entregou por completo ao seu projeto solidário.

  • In the quiz the questions asks “Qual o plano do Martim para o futuro?”
    but shouldn’t it be “Qual é o plano do Martim para o futuro?” (missing é)

    • Olá! Both are correct (Qual o… & Qual é o…).

      In questions that start with “Qual” or “Quais”, the verb ser can usually be omitted if you so choose. You may find both variations of this question type sprinkled throughout the units and podcasts/shorties, to make sure people are exposed to both 🙂

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