Topic: Portuguese

"Os meninos dormem em uma cama pequena."

Translation:The boys sleep on a small bed.

January 16, 2013

8 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/Tony979198
  • 761

It's more common to say "sleep IN a bed"

July 14, 2018
https://www.duolingo.com/NathanRN
  • 1230

I agree... Thats what i wrote, and it was marked wrong.

September 22, 2018
https://www.duolingo.com/vloren

    "Os meninos dormem numa cama pequena" is also correct, isn't it?

    January 16, 2013
    https://www.duolingo.com/erudis
    • 2173

    Yes.

    January 16, 2013
    https://www.duolingo.com/Al_ex-N

      É isso! Em + uma = numa

      March 1, 2017
      https://www.duolingo.com/Sara713265

        I wrote the translation correctly as it appears here, but the lesson tells me it should be "The boys sleep on 1 little bed." The lesson should accept my translation. Please fix.

        July 8, 2018
        https://www.duolingo.com/flemmilu
        • 791

        can you even say em uma? I thought it always HAD to be numa?

        November 1, 2018
        https://www.duolingo.com/Paulenrique
        Mod

          Linking them is not madatory. "Em uma" is more common in written language.

          November 1, 2018
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