Mostly, but you have to learn some constructions.

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May 25, 2024
9:21:16pm

DubuMfalme Truly Addicted User

Mostly, but you have to learn some constructions.

For example: Vou pro (= para o) Brasil, whereas in Spanish, you'd just say, voy para Brasil.

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DubuMfalme

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The uses of por and para in Spanish and Portuguese

Archaea

May 25, 9:16pm

Mostly, but you have to learn some constructions.

DubuMfalme

May 25, 9:21pm

Ty

Archaea

May 25, 9:24pm

Italian uses "per" and mostly gets rid of the "por" uses in most cases.

DubuMfalme

May 25, 9:28pm

It’s weird but fun

Archaea

May 25, 9:37pm

Oh, and in Brazil, para is used in ways it never is in Spanish.

DubuMfalme

May 25, 9:25pm

No telefone? Weird.

Archaea

May 25, 9:27pm

no is a contraction of em + o "in the"

DubuMfalme

May 25, 9:29pm

I know I just find that a weird way

Archaea

May 25, 9:36pm

Are you actively studying Portuguese? It's my favorite to speak.

DubuMfalme

May 25, 9:41pm

Para is not a verb, so I am not sure why it would be pro.

Garn

May 25, 9:38pm

Brasil is masculine = o Brasil

DubuMfalme

May 25, 9:53pm

In Spanish it seems similar but can make big differences. For example

May 25, 9:33pm

When dual usage is appropriate

Archaea

May 25, 9:38pm

Yeah. In some cases only one is appropriate and that’s confusing

May 25, 10:32pm

Lots of online guides are available explaining the intricacies

AF Cougar

May 25, 10:45pm

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