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How to Say ‘Is for the luggage’ in Portuguese

É pela bagagem

eh PEH-lah bah-GAH-zheng

[eh PEH-lah bah-GAH-zheng]

💬 Usage Tip: [Pela] is [por] + [a]: [pela bagagem]. This same contraction is very common: [pelo trânsito], [pela autoestrada], [pelas malas].

Phrase Breakdown

É

[eh]

is

'É' is the third-person singular of 'ser' and means 'is'.

Example

É pela bagagem, segundo o motorista.

It is for the luggage, according to the driver.

pela

[PEH-lah]

for the / because of the

'Pela' is a contraction of 'por' + 'a'. Here it means 'for the' or 'because of the'.

Example

É pela bagagem que cobraram mais.

It is for the luggage that they charged more.

bagagem

[bah-GAH-zheng]

luggage

'Bagagem' means luggage, baggage, or suitcases.

Example

É pela bagagem grande que há suplemento.

It is for the large luggage that there is a surcharge.

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