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*'''In Portuguese, every word has a gender (masculine or feminine) and a number (singular or plural), and has to agree with the article which is used with.''' | *'''In Portuguese, every word has a gender (masculine or feminine) and a number (singular or plural), and has to agree with the article which is used with.''' | ||
= Articles – Artigos = | |||
=== Definite and Indefinite articles – Artigo Definido e Indefinido === | |||
Articles are small words that precede the substantive (a noun). | |||
Definite article: used to indicate that a thing is unique in some way. | |||
Example: | |||
* O carro – The car (O / the – refer to a specific car and not to any car) | |||
Indefinite article: used to indicate that a thing is not identified as unique. | |||
Example: | |||
* Um carro – A car (Um/ A – refer to any car) | |||
In Portuguese the article must agree in gender and number with the noun, which means that the definite article o, for example, should precede a singular and masculine (as you could see in the first example – “o carro”). Observe the chart below: | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
!Articles | |||
!Definite – singular /plural | |||
!The Indefinite – singular / pluralA / Some | |||
|- | |||
|Masculine | |||
|O / Os | |||
|Um / Uns | |||
|- | |||
|Feminine | |||
|A / As | |||
|Uma / Umas | |||
|} | |||
Examples: | |||
* o livro – the book / os livros – the books | |||
* um carro – a car / uns carros – some cars | |||
* a casa – the house / as casas – the houses | |||
* uma menina – a girl / umas meninas – some girls |
Revision as of 06:44, 21 August 2022
Em português, há dois tipos dos artigos > there are two kinds of articles in Portuguese
- Os artigos definidos > Definite articles
- Os artigos indefinidos > indefinite article
Os artigos definidos
O: Masculine singular/ A: Feminine singular
Os: Masculine plural/ As: Feminine plural
O banco: The bank
Os bancos: Banks
O amigo: The friend
Os amigos: Friends
O dia: The day
Os dias: Days
O artigo: The article
Os artigos: The articles
O carro: The car
Os carros: Cars
O livro: The book
Os livros: Books
A empresa: The firm
As empresas: Firms
A Praia: The beach
As praias: Beaches
A caneta: The pen
As canetas: Pens
A cidade: The city
As cidades: Cities
A casa: The house
As casas: Houses
A familia: The family
As familias: Families
Os artigos indefinidos
Um: Masculine singular/ Uns: Masculine Plural
Uma: Feminine singular/ Umas: Feminine plural
Um banco: A bank
Uns bancos: Banks
Um amigo: A friend
Uns amigos: Friends
Um dia: A day
Uns dias: Days
Um artigo: An article
Uns artigos: Articles
Um carro: A car
Uns carros: Cars
Um livro: A book
Uns livros: Books
Uma empresa: A firm
Umas empresas: Firms
Uma praia: A beach
Umas praias: Beaches
Uma caneta: A pen
Umas canetas: Pens
Uma cidade: A city
Umas cidades: Cities
Uma casa: A house
Umas casas: Houses
Uma familia: A family
Umas familias: Families
Nota
- Em português, cada palavra tem um gênero (masculino ou feminino) e um número (singular ou plural) e deve concordar-se ao artigo com quem se usa.
- In Portuguese, every word has a gender (masculine or feminine) and a number (singular or plural), and has to agree with the article which is used with.
Articles – Artigos
Definite and Indefinite articles – Artigo Definido e Indefinido
Articles are small words that precede the substantive (a noun).
Definite article: used to indicate that a thing is unique in some way.
Example:
- O carro – The car (O / the – refer to a specific car and not to any car)
Indefinite article: used to indicate that a thing is not identified as unique.
Example:
- Um carro – A car (Um/ A – refer to any car)
In Portuguese the article must agree in gender and number with the noun, which means that the definite article o, for example, should precede a singular and masculine (as you could see in the first example – “o carro”). Observe the chart below:
Articles | Definite – singular /plural | The Indefinite – singular / pluralA / Some |
---|---|---|
Masculine | O / Os | Um / Uns |
Feminine | A / As | Uma / Umas |
Examples:
- o livro – the book / os livros – the books
- um carro – a car / uns carros – some cars
- a casa – the house / as casas – the houses
- uma menina – a girl / umas meninas – some girls