"He drinks in the afternoon."

Translation: Ele bebe às tardes.

[edam]

the correct translation, in my opinion, is "à tarde". in order to be a plural, the original sentence should be "in the afternoons". the plural of afternoon is tarde.

[IsabelAGP]

I agree, it should say "à tarde". I have never in my life heard someone say "às tardes".

[MelancholicChen]

"ele bebe na (em+a) tarde." is also accepted.

But when do we use "em", when do we use "a" ?

For me, it sounds a situation for "em" (em+a=na), but most seem to prefer "a" (a+a=à)? or is it simply because "à tarde" is an adverb meaning "in the afternoon"?

[Deez_Newts]

why is it às and not nàs

[icherishyou]

why is it plural?

[Paulenrique]

It's supposed to be a routine,but we dont usually say that this way,but singular

[petee0518]

Why is "ele bebe de tarde" wrong here, but "às vezes eu durmo de manha" was correct (as opposed to "da/à manha"? Is it just something that is different with morning, or is there another reason?

[Paulenrique]

That's right too. De tarde = à tarde! (But we don't have à manhã).

[petee0518]

is à tarde more common?

[Paulenrique]

"À tarde" is a much better Portuguese... I mean, a higher level of Portuguese =)

[HanvanVoor]

Does 'he drinks' imply drinking alcohol in Portuguese?

[Paulenrique]

As we have no further context, it is probably related to drinking alcohol.

[Covid19Scam]

Tardes is not an available option. Therefore the question is wrong.