Portuguese Phrase
Vêm de plantas.
Meaning
The sentence means ‘They come from plants.’ It is used to state that something – often a product, ingredient, or substance – originates from plant sources.
When to use
Use this phrase when you want to explain the natural origin of an item, such as food ingredients, medicines, or cosmetics, especially in a conversation about sustainability or health.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Vêmdeplantas
Vêm (vir, 3ª pessoa do plural)
‘Vêm’ is the present indicative form of ‘vir’ for ‘eles/elas/vocês’, meaning ‘they come’.
Preposição de
‘de’ indicates origin or source, equivalent to English ‘from’.
Plantas (substantivo feminino plural)
‘plantas’ is the plural of ‘planta’, meaning ‘plant(s)’; it agrees in number with the verb.
🗨In Conversation
Esses corantes são naturais?
Are these colorings natural?
Sim, vêm de plantas.
Yes, they come from plants.
✕Common Mistakes
Vem de plantas.
‘Vem’ is singular; the sentence needs the plural form ‘vêm’ to match ‘they’.
Vêm da plantas.
‘Da’ means ‘from the’; it makes the phrase refer to a specific plant, not plants in general.
Vêm de planta.
‘Planta’ is singular; the verb is plural, so the noun should also be plural.
↔Alternatives
São provenientes de plantas.
They are derived from plants.
Originam‑se das plantas.
They originate from the plants.
São extraídos das plantas.
They are extracted from plants.
Cultural Tip
In Portuguese, ‘vêm’ (with the tilde) is the third‑person plural of ‘vir’. Do not confuse it with ‘vem’, the singular form meaning ‘he/she/it comes’. Also, the preposition ‘de’ is preferred when stating origin; using ‘da’ (de + a) would change the meaning to ‘from the plant’ (specific) rather than ‘from plants’ (general).