Grammer Flashcards
Substantivo
Noun
artigos definidos
(definite articles)
“The”
O / A
os/ as
The (m) / the (f)
The (plural m) / the (plural f)
When to use:
Before a person’s name:
Eu sou a Ana = I am Ana
Before certain country names, such as:
o Canadá
When a sentence starts with a noun:
Os cães são mamíferos = Dogs are mammals
When referring to something specific / defined:
Não tenho o carro = I don’t have the car
– the particular car mentioned in the conversation
A palavra
Words
Indefinite articles
(Non specific things)
In English, we use words such as a, an, some, or a few.
Um/ uma
In Portuguese, there are 4 indefinite
articles: um / uma / uns / umas
um
a (m)
uma
a (f)
uns
some, a few (m)
umas
some, a few (f)
Possessive of you
Your
Possessive of me
Mine
Possessive of he/she
His/hers
Possessive of us and them
Ours , theirs