"The girl eats apples."
Translation:A menina come maçãs.
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When exactly are you supposed to put "de" before macas? It seems quite inconsistent, and I am sure I've been marked wrong for doing something that was 'correct' previously.
Seems like that has to do with the verb. In English an example would be "belong to"--the word "belong" never hangs out without the word "to" after it. I think that in Portuguese, the word "comer" does not need a preposition, but the word "gostar" does (to like: "gostar de").
Thanks for that. I just raged out of another lesson due to a similar problem with like/eat sugar. I'll certainly keep your advice in mind!
I think this only applies to Portuguese verbs like 'gostar'. 'Gostar de' translates roughly to be 'like of' or 'be pleased by'. The same wouldn't work for other verbs like 'comer'. Gostar means 'taste', but the addition of 'de' makes it mean 'like'.
