"They make food in the evening."

Translation: Eles fazem comida à noite.

[DreaKin1]

Is it incorrect to use em+ the article for instance i wrote 'Eles fazem comida na noite'

[suprkewl7]

I put "Eles fazem comida na noite." And I got it wrong. Doesn't "na noite" mean "in the night"?

[Amer.Selimovich]

"In the morning, in the evening" - "de manha, de noite". That's the best solution! "Na noite" is not correct in this context

[BravoOscar.]

I am from Brazil and I thought that the correct was THEY= ELES and ELAS.

[JCMcGee]

Tricky!!!

"Comida da noite" sounds like an Italian mime vampire movie!

I used to put on gigs for bands from all over the world...I used to make a huge pot of soup for them when they got home after the gigs...with whatever I had in my fridge.
An Italian friend told me to call it "Zoupa de mesa noite"....and suddenly it tasted so much better than plain old vegetable soup!

[whitebox]

It's "comida à noite" - can we use "de noite" instead?

[Paulenrique]

Sure, and that's even more natural!! =)

[whitebox]

Would it also be correct to use the contraction "da"?

"Eles fazem comida da noite."

[Paulenrique]

No, comida da noite = evening/night food

[Scutigera]

As others have asked, "Eles fazem comida à noite." is the DL correct solution rather than "Eles fazem comida na noite." and I would like to know why, because the DL hints give no clue that it is "to the" [à] instead of "in the" [na] evening.

So what is the Portuguese language rule regarding prepositions with times of day and "in" translation here?

Thanks! :)

[standelf]

à noite = de noite - at night, in the night, in the (late) evening
na noite can be used in the expression such as
na noite de sexta-feira - on Friday night,
na noite em que os dois se conheceram - on the night the two of them met (or any specific day which is specified explicitly or implicitly)

[YazminSoto]

how do you know the gender???? it doesnt make sense....

[Paulenrique]

no clue without a context. Elas must be accepted too...

[LeonardRob20]

normally, you "prepare food". i think they say that in American English. But technically, unless you are manufacturing or making the item, you prepare. You make cake, bread, juice... You prepare a meal (breakfast...) and food (if you are speaking in general).