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FROM SPANISH TO PORTUGUESE

  1. ¿Alquilaron ellos la casa?
    Êles alugaram a casa?
    Sí, la alquilaron.
    Alugaram sim.

  2. ¿Conoce usted a los Molina?
    O senhor conhece os Molina?
    Sí, los conozco.
    Conheço.

  3. ¿Están con prisa?
    Estão com pressa?
    Sí, están.
    Estão.


Examples 1 through 4 above illustrate the positioning of the affirmative answer 'yes' with regard to the verb. In Spanish it is most likely to appear before the verb, separated from it by a pause. In Portuguese its most normal position is after the verb, with little, if any, pause separating the two.

Examples 5 and 6 illustrate a common variant of the Portuguese pattern: the omission of the 'yes'. This is possible in Spanish too, of course, but it is much less frequent than in Portuguese.


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