"It is a good mirror."

Translation: É um bom espelho.

[horvathdavid]

I wrote down: E um espelho bom. but is was not accepted.

[ericin617]

It is now

[icherishyou]

I am not sure when to use boa or bom, could someone explain to me the difference?

[Paulenrique]

Boa is "good" for feminine words, bom is "good" for masculine words. Every noun in portuguese has a gender...

[geeaiye]

wow never figured that out thanks makes my life much easier

[fqsama]

Would "espelho bom" be acceptable? One just doesn't know with this program

[Paulenrique]

yes, also correct.

[PedziMakum]

When do we reverse the noun: i wrote ' espelho e um bom' and was marked wrong

[Paulenrique]

yes, that's not right...

[Iamaweirdo]

Why is bom accepted when it is before the noun and also when bom is after the noun?

[Paulenrique]

some adjetives can be placed before or after the noun.

[prem.Amaro]

I wrote 'É uma boa espelha' . And got it wrong?

[RaulovesDavid]

There's no a version female for espelho. That's why you made mistake.

[KellyLagos3]

I have to revert to Google Translate at times for extra assistance. Espelha = mirrors. Espelho = mirror. Espelho is masculine, so it needs a masculine adjective: bom. Boa is feminine.