Topic: Portuguese

"Nós não jogamos bem."

Translation:We did not play well.

August 14, 2013

13 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/SelwynMont

    why is "we do not play well" wrong?

    August 14, 2013
    https://www.duolingo.com/Paulenrique
    Mod

      that should be accepted too. Jogamos work for present and past

      August 14, 2013
      https://www.duolingo.com/itswarmerinmiami

        Present tense is now accepted

        August 16, 2014
        https://www.duolingo.com/canusis

          Should "We are not playing well" also be a good translation?

          July 5, 2014
          https://www.duolingo.com/eskowron

            "bem" vs "bom"?

            June 5, 2014
            https://www.duolingo.com/Paulenrique
            Mod

              Bem = well (adverb)

              Bom = good (adjetive).

              June 5, 2014
              https://www.duolingo.com/eskowron

                Yeah, thanks. Realized that shortly after posting. Stupid q.

                June 5, 2014
                https://www.duolingo.com/Paulenrique
                Mod

                  Sem problemas! =)

                  June 5, 2014
                  https://www.duolingo.com/David790525

                    Nah, its not a stupid question. I had forgotten this too, so I appreciated the reminder!

                    March 29, 2015
                    https://www.duolingo.com/Deniseo6

                      So "Nós não jogamos bem" can be used for both present and past tense?

                      July 10, 2015
                      https://www.duolingo.com/Schmutzwurst

                        Apparently so, jogamos is also pretérito perfeito simples. Does only work for first person plural though, all other cases are different compared to present.

                        May 11, 2016
                        https://www.duolingo.com/alkajugl
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                        Actually, according to Barron's, the preterit indicative should have an accent (jogámos). I note, however, that DL didn't use one. It would be nice if someone from DL would explain their thinking here. .

                        January 8, 2018
                        https://www.duolingo.com/Paulenrique
                        Mod

                          This rule is applied for Portuguese from Portugal.

                          January 8, 2018
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