Topic: Portuguese

"She runs in a field."

Translation:Ela corre em um campo.

October 8, 2013

8 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/Zaratexas

    DL hasn't taught "num" before now! Sucks that I got it wrong .

    April 1, 2014
    https://www.duolingo.com/mikocot

      and why is it em um or num instead of no?

      October 8, 2013
      https://www.duolingo.com/Paulenrique
      Mod

        no = in the / num = in a

        October 8, 2013
        https://www.duolingo.com/KTKee-EnglishEng
        • 3

        Is num used in contemporary Portugese?

        May 6, 2014
        https://www.duolingo.com/Paulenrique
        Mod

          Indeed, all the time!! Not the same for dum (de+um) and duma (de+uma).

          May 6, 2014
          https://www.duolingo.com/markhachey

            Why is there a 1 in answer?

            February 19, 2016
            https://www.duolingo.com/Jerry625941
            • 14

            even though you asked this question 2 years ago, duolingo will sometimes correct "the" to "a" by saying you only need (1) in your answer

            May 10, 2018
            https://www.duolingo.com/Rijk169768
            • 351

            i translated it as ''num campo" The owl says it's correct but writes "em um campo" Which of the 2 would be Portuguese portuguese?

            September 29, 2018
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