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How to Say ‘Avenida da República was showing’ in Portuguese

Aparecia a Avenida da República

a-pa-reh-SEE-ah ah a-veh-NEE-dah dah reh-POO-blee-kah

[a-pa-reh-SEE-ah ah a-veh-NEE-dah dah reh-POO-blee-kah]

💬 Usage Tip: The thing that appears comes after the verb here, which is normal in Portuguese. Also note da = de + a: Avenida da República.

Phrase Breakdown

Aparecia

[a-pa-reh-SEE-ah]

appeared / showed

Past imperfect of 'aparecer', to appear.

Example

O nome aparecia no ecrã.

The name appeared on the screen.

a Avenida da República

ah a-veh-NEE-dah dah reh-POO-blee-kah

the Avenida da República

A main avenue in Lisbon. 'A Avenida' blends into one sound. Stress 'PÚ' in 'República'.

Example

Moro na Avenida da República.

I live on Avenida da República.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

the (feminine singular)

Same article "a" used before a feminine noun; often unstressed in speech.

Example

A estação é ali à direita.

The station is right there on the right.

Avenida

[a-veh-NEE-dah]

Avenue

A wide main street in a city.

Example

A avenida é muito larga.

The avenue is very wide.

[dah]

of the

Contraction of de + a, used before a feminine singular noun.

Example

Em «Da» nossa conversa, a contração soa natural em português.

In “of our conversation,” the contraction sounds natural in Portuguese.

República

[reh-POO-blee-kah]

Republic

A state without a monarch; here part of a street name.

Example

Portugal é uma república.

Portugal is a republic.

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