In Portuguese specifically, yes-or-no questions look the same as declarative sentences, that is, the word order is kept unchanged. A few examples:  DeclarativeTu estás no Porto. You are…

If you asked me to list the most frequently used, idiomatically rich verbs in Portuguese, I’d certainly put Dar on top of that list. Dar means ‘give’,…

In Portuguese, we use the Conditional tense to express desire, talk about unreal scenarios, or convey politeness. As you’ll soon see, however, the Imperfect tense (Pretérito Imperfeito)…

You probably think of “se” as the Portuguese equivalent of “if,” and rightly so: Se eu pudesse… = If I could… Also, reflexive verbs may come to…

Language learners often get confused by the Portuguese prepositions para and por. While it is true that both are prepositions of movement, we use them under different…

In Portuguese, as in English, the Future tense is normally used to refer to actions that haven’t yet taken place.  In what follows, I will walk you…