"Playing cards is a popular hobby."

Translation: Jogar cartas é um passatempo popular.

[Cathy749922]

Sometimes the adjective goes before the noun and sometimes after the noun in Portuguese. Is there any way to tell when it should go before or after?

[LolaValentine]

Hobby is translated as passatempo favorito, but when I typed "jogar cartas é um passatempo favorito popular" Duo said I was wrong?

[PhillipBro6]

Hobby is just passatempo

Passatempo favorito is favorite hobby.

[delvi]

What is the difference between "bicampeão" and "campeão" ?

[Davu]

A "bicampeão" has become a "campeão" twice. You'll sometimes see "bicampeão" translated as "two-time champion".

What made you ask that question here?

[delvi]

It was one of the options for the choice out of three sentences. I had already had the word "campeão" and was curious about the difference.

[Tom738376]

I see that "Jogando cartas é um passatempo popular." Is incorrect.

Can someone give/explain briefly the rule why?

[Paulenrique]

Yes, it is incorrect. When a verb works as the subject of a sentence, in Portuguese you should use infinitive.

[Tom738376]

Obrigado!

[HarryHalle2]

Is "um" really necessary before passatempo? I understand that it is the literal translation, but this strikes me as a case where it is implied and not necessary...maybe that comes from my knowledge of Spanish.