Plural in Portuguese
Words ending in vowels – add “s”
| Singular
|
Plural
|
English
|
| Carro
|
carros
|
Car – cars
|
| Mesa
|
mesas
|
Table – tables
|
| Cama
|
camas
|
Bed – beds
|
Words ending in “ão”
There are 3 alternatives (depeding on the word):
Change “ão” for “ães”
| Singular
|
Plural
|
English
|
| Pão
|
Pães
|
bread – breads
|
| Alemão
|
alemães
|
German – Germans
|
Change “ão” for “ões”
| Singular
|
Plural
|
English
|
| Avião
|
aviões
|
airplane – airplanes
|
| Questão
|
questões
|
question – questions
|
Change “ão” for “ãos”
| Singular
|
Plural
|
English
|
| Irmão
|
irmãos
|
brothers
|
| Mão
|
Mãos
|
hands
|
Words ending in “m”
Change “m” for “ns”
| Singular
|
Plural
|
English
|
| Nuvem
|
nuvens
|
cloud – clouds
|
| Trem
|
trens
|
train – trains
|
Words ending in “L”
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
|
Words ending in “r”, “s” or “z”
Add – “es”
| Singular
|
Plural
|
English
|
| Cobertor
|
cobertores
|
blanket – blankets
|
| Mês
|
meses
|
month – months
|
| Luz
|
luzes
|
light – lights
|
Words used in the plural form
| Plural
|
Translation
|
| as calças
|
pants
|
| as costas
|
back (part of the body)
|
| os óculos
|
glasses
|
| os parabéns
|
congratulations
|
| as férias
|
vacation
|
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