Both "N�o devias ter casado" (Loiola Pereira) and "N�o devias ter-te casado" (Paulo Cola�o Dias) are correct, and so also "N�o te devias ter casado". "Casar", as a transitive verb, means "to unite - somebody else - in matrimony" (like in: "Foi o bispo quem os casou") and, as intransitive verb, means "to be united in matrimony" (like in "Casei aos trinta anos"). "Casar-se" (reflex verb) is used in exactly the same way as the intransitive "Casar" (like in "Casou-se o m�s passado" or "Casou-se no m�s passado"). Portuguese is not an easy language, wouldn't you agree?
Jorge ----- Original Message ----- From: Teotonio R. de Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 2:50 PM Subject: [Goanet]Good Portuguese Translation: which one? > N�o devias ter casado (Loiola Pereira) > > or > > N�o devias ter-te casado (Paulo Cola�o-Dias) > > ------------- > > �a good Portuguese translation from J. Loiola Pereira�(Jorrge Abreu) > ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
