Topic: Portuguese

"Porco é um animal."

Translation:Pig is an animal.

April 26, 2013

13 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Malmbuergos

    Im pretty sure the correct sentence would be "A pig..." and not "pig..."

    June 16, 2013
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/adamtrousers

      Yes. A pig, not pig.

      June 29, 2013
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/TobyBartels
      • 17

      Or "The pig", referring to the generic individual pig. (This is accepted, for what it's worth.)

      August 10, 2014
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/wyqtor
      • 1692

      It even seems to be wrong in Portuguese. At least in related Spanish and Italian you have to use the definite article, otherwise it is incorrect: El cerdo es un animal or Il maiale è un animale.

      September 9, 2015
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/AlexandrSh

        i hate such an approach. Cut off all the useless excessive stuff, man.))))) pig. not a pig.!! otherwise it would be too correct.))) partially joke partially not.

        April 6, 2016
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/urnrg

          Pork is not an animal. Pork is meat from a pig.

          July 31, 2013
          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/kalukuhan

            Seems strange to not start with an article (o or um).

            September 12, 2013
            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/TatyG

              i couldn't hear anything. I tryed to push sound button to repeat but still no sound.

              April 26, 2013
              https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Pece

                Same with me. I reported it on the report button next to it.

                April 30, 2013
                https://www.duolingo.com/profile/TatyG

                  yes i did it also! And it's not the only excercise where i couldn't hear sounds =(

                  April 30, 2013
                  https://www.duolingo.com/profile/thisisUslar

                    what's the difference between "a pig" and "pork"??

                    August 13, 2013
                    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/zenolee

                      a pig is the animal, pork is the meat product from a pig

                      September 29, 2013
                      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Dona.Ida
                      • 29

                      When speaking of the animal, we would say, "A pig is an animal." When speaking of the food, we would say, "Pork is food."

                      September 27, 2014
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