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Plural in Portuguese
Words ending in vowels – add “s”[edit | edit source]
Singular
|
Plural
|
English
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Carro
|
carros
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Car – cars
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Mesa
|
mesas
|
Table – tables
|
Cama
|
camas
|
Bed – beds
|
There are 3 alternatives (depeding on the word):
Singular
|
Plural
|
English
|
Pão
|
Pães
|
bread – breads
|
Alemão
|
alemães
|
German – Germans
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
English
|
Avião
|
aviões
|
airplane – airplanes
|
Questão
|
questões
|
question – questions
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
English
|
Irmão
|
irmãos
|
brothers
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Mão
|
Mãos
|
hands
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
English
|
Nuvem
|
nuvens
|
cloud – clouds
|
Trem
|
trens
|
train – trains
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Ending in al, el, ol or ul – change the “l” for “is”
Singular
|
Plural
|
English
|
Animal
|
animais
|
animal – animals
|
Capital
|
capitais
|
capital – capitals
|
Papel
|
papéis
|
paper – papers
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Words ending in “r”, “s” or “z”[edit | edit source]
Add – “es”
Singular
|
Plural
|
English
|
Cobertor
|
cobertores
|
blanket – blankets
|
Mês
|
meses
|
month – months
|
Luz
|
luzes
|
light – lights
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Words used in the plural form[edit | edit source]
Plural
|
Translation
|
as calças
|
pants
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as costas
|
back (part of the body)
|
os óculos
|
glasses
|
os parabéns
|
congratulations
|
as férias
|
vacation
|
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