"Ele compra a casa."

Translation: He buys the house.

[Scutigera]

Is this so he will have a place for all his calças, sapatos, casacos, agasalhos, capas, meias, saias, blusas, camisas, vestidos, and other assorted bits of clothes since this sentence is in the Clothing lesson unit?

https://www.duolingo.com/skill/pt/Clothing/8

[PalookaSheffield]

Why can we not say "He buys the home"?

[Paulenrique]

Because house here is probably referring to a literal house, the building, not just a residence

[Jay134832]

Cant i say: "He buys a house"??

[Paulenrique]

= ele compra uma casa.

[Co2_Mtl]

What does this query have to do with the clothes ?