Describing People and Things Flashcards
What goes before the noun?
predeterminers, determiners, quantifiers, possessives, numerals
What goes after the noun?
Descriptive adjectives
Todos
all
ambos
both
o
the
um
a/an
este/esse
this
aquele
that
algum
some
poucos
few
muitos
many
vários
several
tantos
so many
meus, seus, etc
my, your, etc.
qualquer
any
tal
such
What is the formula for comparing unequal elements?
X + verb + mais + adjective + do + que + Y
What is the formula for comparing equal elements?
X + verb + tão + adjective + quanto + Y
What is the formula for writing superlatives?
[individual/thing] + [category] + mais/menos de + [group]
What is the possessive form of the 1st person, sg. eu
(o) meu [noun]
(a) minha [noun]
(os) meus [noun]
(as) minhas [noun]
What is the possessive form of the 2nd person, você?
(o) seu [noun]
(os) seus [noun]
(a) sua [noun]
(as) suas [noun]
What is the possessive form of the 2nd person, tu?
(o) teu [noun]
(os) teus [noun]
(a) tua [noun]
(as) tuas [noun]
What is the possessive form of 1st person, pl. nós ?
(o) nosso [noun]
(os) nossos [noun]
(a) nossa [noun]
(as) nossas [noun]
What is the possessive form of the 3rd person, sg. ele/ela ?
(o) [noun] dele
(a) [noun] dele
(os) [noun] dele
(as) [noun] deleWhat is
What is the possessive form of the 3rd person, pl. eles ?
(o) [noun] deles
(a) [noun] deles
(os) [noun] deles
(as) [noun] deles
What is the possessive form of the 3rd person pl. elas ?
(o) [noun] delas
(a) [noun] delas
(os) [noun] delas
(as) [noun] delas
