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- "O menino compra um cachorro."
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Cachorro is "puppy" in PT Portuguese, so why isn't it allowed here ? British English spellings are allowed, so following that logic, why not ?
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"Puppy" é "cachorro" também em espanhol. No brasil usamos "cachorro/cão" para "dog" e "cachorrinho/filhote de cachorro" para "puppy".
"Dog" is "cão" in PTPT, but it can also be used in Brazilian Portuguese.
"puppy" is "cachorrinho/filhote de cachorro/cãozinho". For adult dogs/dogs in general we use "cachorro" or "cão" (it's the same, but "cachorro" is more usual)
Shouldn't "puppy" and "dog" be the same word in Brazilian Portuguese? I don't understand why it's telling me my sentence is incorrect.
It's ok for me... rarely we'll say "filhote de cachorro" when we buy a dog... rarely we'll buy an adult dog...
Why is this in the CLOTHING category? Is he going to wear the dog like Cruella Deville?
We shouldn't "buy" a dog or any animal. It's not a thing. They are alive. Like we shouldn't buy human slaves but this is finished. Ok it doesn't have to do with the lesson, it is an ideology but i wanted to say it.
I agree with you but maybe this is a stuffed animal, or a statuette for his mom of her favorite dog, or even a dog painting, maybe a ceramic dog, or a dog charm for her bracelet...
On the other hand, many people value more the things they pay for. =}
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What Paulenrique said. But if you say "the boy gets a dog" it would be uncertain what you mean (buy or adopt).
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If compra is buy or pick... why can't the boy pick a dog? Buy or adopt, a selection is made. Why is The boy picks a dog incorrect?
