Language/Portuguese/Grammar/Plural

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