o comprou

bought it / bought him

→ o
phrase Uncommon #13,172
bought it / bought him The pronoun “o” is a masculine singular direct-object pronoun meaning “it” or “him,” while “comprou” means “bought” in the third-person singular. In a sentence, the subject may be explicit or understood from context.
PO: Onde foi que você o comprou?
EN: Where did you buy it?

Você é o único que o comprou.

You’re the only one who bought it.

A prefeitura o comprou, farão um estacionamento.

The city government bought it; they're going to turn it into a parking lot.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Você o comprou no mercado negro?

Did you buy it on the black market?

Tom o comprou?

Did Tom buy it?

O caminhão de Tom já era usado quando ele o comprou.

Tom's truck was already used when he bought it.

Não, mas Maubert o comprou.

No, but Maubert bought it.

— Caché (2005)

Onde foi que você o comprou?

Where did you buy it?

Tom não o comprou.

Tom didn't buy it.

Você é a única que o comprou.

You’re the only one who bought it.

Por que Tom o comprou?

Why did Tom buy it?

Tu és o único que o comprou.

You're the only one who bought it.

Ele não o comprou afinal de contas.

He didn't buy it after all.

Onde o comprou?

Where did you buy it?

— Your name. (2016)

Tu és a única que o comprou.

You're the only one who bought it.

Mas quem o comprou?

But who bought it?

— Andrei Rublev (1966)

Quanto tempo faz que Saruman o comprou?

How long ago did Saruman buy it?

— O Senhor dos Anéis: As Duas Torres (2002)

O Sr. Olivier o comprou.

Mr. Olivier bought it.

— A Liberdade é Azul (1993)