¿Alquilaron ellos la casa?
Êles alugaram a casa?
Sí, la alquilaron.
Alugaram sim.
¿Conoce usted a los Molina?
O senhor conhece os Molina?
Sí, los conozco.
Conheço.
¿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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