"I eat my sandwich."

Translation: Eu como meu sanduíche.

[nobile]

sanduíche is masculine... why is eu como minha sanduíche correct? and why would i get it wrong if i only selected eu como meu sanduíche but not the female form?

[clairwhit]

I did the same: replied with minha and got it correct. But I think it should have been wrong as sandhuiche is masculine?

[Dkenneth]

Can we write "eu como o meu sanduíche"? If so, what's the difference between the two?

[dcabanas]

I had not yet been presented with meu; I had been presented with "Ela e minha menina".

[mathyeti]

if "o meu elefante" is correct, why not "o meu sandui'che"?

[icherishyou]

This is wrong, it should be meu. Minha is not an option!

[SuziQ]

I don't understand why both meu sanduiche and minha sanduiche are correct. Does it depend on the gender of the speaker?

[mathyeti]

A little expert help on this is in order! Cherish1631 is the only post who seems to speak portuguese.

[RoccoDuo]

Could "I eat my sandwich" be translated "Como o meu sanduíche"?

[ElZorrodonTorro]

can I say " Eu como minho sanduíche." or is that not acceptable?

[mathyeti]

"My" is translated by "meu" if the noun is masculine and by "minha" if the noun is feminine. The corresponding plurals are meus and minhas. "Minho" is not a possessive pronoun (not a word in Portuguese?).

[derek.todd]

What is wrong with "Eu comer o meu sanduíche" ? This is what I put but got it wrong.

[mathyeti]

Well, "comer" is wrong. It should be "como". "Eu" and "o" I think are optional.

[rudiedirkx]

"Meu sanduíche" and "minho sanduíche" are both correct? Interchangeable? I picked "meu" this time, don't know why, and it was good.

[mathyeti]

See my response to Bloody Cross, about 5 items above.

[rudiedirkx]

meu and minha, got it. Thanks

[Beijafl0r]

Is there a rule for when to write: 'o meu sanduíche' and when: 'meu sanduíche'? So without 'o' in front of the noun or possessive pronoun? Both seem to be correct, but there must be a difference.

[IzzyAndLizzieXx]

I put exactly what it said was the correct answer