Topic: Portuguese

"My husband is a good man."

Translation:Meu marido é um bom homem.

March 28, 2013

12 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/gregkaleka

    In Portuguese, is it preferable to have the adjective before or after the noun, or doesn't it matter? "Um bom homem" vs "um homem bom". Both appear to be accepted; I'm just wondering if there's a stylistic consideration.

    April 2, 2013
    https://www.duolingo.com/Paulenrique
    Mod

      http://duolingo.com/#/comment/272474.... try this....hope that helps....

      April 2, 2013
      https://www.duolingo.com/Jackie-da-China

        O meu marido e um bom homem. Meu marido e um bom homem. what's the difference?

        March 28, 2013
        https://www.duolingo.com/Paulenrique
        Mod

          No difference. Report the mistake

          March 28, 2013
          https://www.duolingo.com/Kinerd
          • 172

          so is there a difference between marido and esposo?

          October 25, 2013
          https://www.duolingo.com/Paulenrique
          Mod

            they both mean the same, but marido is more usual.

            October 25, 2013
            https://www.duolingo.com/Kinerd
            • 172

            thank you!

            April 4, 2014
            https://www.duolingo.com/DREDWARD
            • 145

            What's the difference between homen and homem?

            May 16, 2015
            https://www.duolingo.com/..BATMAN..

              'homen' does not exist. It's a wrong word

              May 20, 2015
              https://www.duolingo.com/Kajo76

                You probably made a typo and wanted to ask what's the difference between homens and homem?

                Simply put: homem is singular (=man), homens is plural (=men)

                November 1, 2016
                https://www.duolingo.com/donMiti

                  I can't tell the difference between meu and Minha

                  March 24, 2016
                  https://www.duolingo.com/Kajo76

                    Both are meaning "my" or "mine".

                    "meu" is used with masculine words, "minha" with feminine ones :-)

                    November 1, 2016
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