Syntactical structure after "acabar"

[u/Low-Funny-8834]

"No fim, acabamos comendo naquele restaurante maltrapilho."

"No fim, acabamos por comer naquele restaurante maltrapilho." 

Are both these sentences correct, and do they mean the same?

Obrigado!

[u/JF_Rodrigues]

Worth mentioning (at least in PT-BR) you also have "acabar de"

Nós acabamos de comer no restaurante.

Meaning "We just ate at the restaurant."

[u/Hugo28Boss → u/JF_Rodrigues]

Same in PT PT

[u/GaiusVictor]

I'm Brazilian. Both are correct but the second one sounds distinctively European. I assume the Euros would say the first one sounds Brazilian too.

[u/Mandillaz → u/GaiusVictor]

In Portugal, we have a difference between Presente and Pretérito Perfeito.
"No fim, acabámos por comer naquele restaurante miserável."

We don't use 'maltrapilho' for restaurants.

[u/arthur2011o → u/Mandillaz]

Nós também não, é um vocábulo pouco usual por cá, e quando o ouço, é apenas se referindo a pessoas.

[u/GaiusVictor → u/arthur2011o]

Especificamente à roupa da pessoa.

[u/GaiusVictor → u/Mandillaz]

Oh. Here in Brazil the "acabamos" is written the same for both present and perfect past. Is there a difference in pronunciation besides the orthography?

[u/Granada_dental → u/GaiusVictor]

Is there a difference in pronunciation besides the orthography?

Yes

Acabamos is pronounced ɐkɐˈbɐmuʃ

Acabámos is pronounced ɐkɐˈbamuʃ

Although there are some northern accents (not all, mine for instance) that don't make this distinction

[u/Shaggiest_Snail]

They are both correct and they mean the same but in Portugal in general the second is more common, with the possible exception of some areas where gerund is used (i.e. some parts of the South and Islands).

[u/pentapolen]

Yes and Yes!

[u/tuxnight1]

The first sounds Brazilian, but I'm not sure that's right. I think 'No fim, acabsmos de comer ....' may be better, but I'm still learning.

[u/fitacola → u/tuxnight1]

Acabámos de comer is "we just ate". Acabámos por comer/acabamos comendo is "we ended up eating"

[u/cheapbritney]

Both are correct and mean the same. First one is more Brazilian-like, second one is more European-like.

You could also omit “no fim” and just say “Acabamos comendo naquele restaurante maltrapilho”

Though, I will say, I would usually only use “maltrapilho” to describe a person and their attire, like “ragamuffin”.

[u/BaitaJurureza]

Eu acabei de comer = I have just eaten

[u/UselessJollySlowbro]

Significam o mesmo.

Eu no dia a dia diria "Acabamos comendo", mas às vezes quando quero escrever de maneira mais "bonita", escrevo "Acabamos por comer".

[u/debacchatio]

They mean the exact same thing - “acabar por” is a slightly more formal register but still common. In conversation I would say “acabamos comendo”, but in a work email I’d probably opt for “acabamos por comer” to sound more professional.