How to Look at Life
The following is a quote by Oprah Winfrey:
If you look at what you have in life, you'll always have more. If you look at what you don't have in life, nunca terás o suficiente.you'll never have enough.
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Se olhares para* o que* tens* na vida*, terás* sempre mais. Se olhares para o que não tens* na vida, nunca terás o suficiente.If you look at what you have in life, you'll always have more. If you look at what you don't have in life, you'll never have enough.
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✴️ Se olhares para (If you look at)
Here, the verb “olhar” (to look) is conjugated in the future subjunctive for the second person singular (tu).
The most common preposition used after “olhar” is “para,” which is equivalent to “look at.” However, sometimes the preposition “para” is used in Portuguese while in English there is no preposition.
- Olha para mim! (Look at me!)
- Olhei para trás e vi que estava sozinho. (I looked back and saw that I was alone.)
With the preposition “por” it means “to look after.”
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