"Ele pensa nela."
Translation:He thinks about her.
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It looks like in portuguese you would use 'pensar em' when in english we might say 'to think of'. Is that correct
Yeap you are righty... I'm all the time translating more to "... think of..."
I think saying "He thinks on her" is an acceptable translation as well. In English, though it's a little more poetic, you can still say that you think "on" something or "about" something and it means the same thing.
I was curious about the distinction as well. Seems like "thinks of her" could be a practical translation also. But that makes me wonder, would "ele pensa dela" be a normal statement?
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Please, is there a speciality about the use of "Ele pensa sobre ela" or would that also be correct in this sentence?
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Thank you Paulenrique. Your comments are helpful as always. Have a lingot for your always immediate answer and help
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He thinks of her" was my answer incorrectly marked wrong. Both sentences mean the same thing - this should be corrected.
No. The only other variation I can think of is something like "Ele pense sobre ele", in which "ele" is not a male person, but an idea / problem e.g. [Ele pensa sobre o problema] > "Ele pensa sobre ele (He thinks about it).
