Nouns, Articles, & Contractions

Question 1

What are some common ways you can tell a noun is masculine?

Answer 1

Typically ends with -o, but can also end with -l, -r, -z, -u, -ume

Question 2

What are some common ways you can tell a noun is feminine?

Answer 2

Typically ends with unstressed, -a, but includes -dade, -agem, -ção

Question 3

eu

Answer 3

1st person, sg.
I
personal pronoun

Question 4

tu/você

Answer 4

2nd person, sg.
you
personal pronoun

Question 5

ele/ela

Answer 5

3rd person, sg.
he/she
personal pronoun

Question 6

nós/a gente

Answer 6

1st person, pl.
We
personal pronoun

nós is less common, and more formal. Must conjugate verb in plural
a gente is more common, and more informal. Must conjugate verb in singular

Question 7

vocês

Answer 7

2nd person, pl.
you, y’all, you guys
personal pronoun

Question 8

eles/elas

Answer 8

they
personal pronoun

Question 9

o, a, os, as

Answer 9

definite articles
masc sg., fem sg., masc pl., fem pl.

Question 10

um, uma, uns, umas

Answer 10

indefinite articles
masc sg., fem sg., masc pl., fem pl.

Question 11

este/esse

Answer 11

masc. sg.
this

Question 12

esta/essa

Answer 12

fem. sg.
this

Question 13

estes/esses

Answer 13

masc. pl.
these

Question 14

estas/essas

Answer 14

fem. pl.
these

Question 15

aquele

Answer 15

masc. sg.
that

Question 16

aquela

Answer 16

fem. sg.
that

Question 17

aqueles

Answer 17

masc. pl.
those

Question 18

aquelas

Answer 18

fem. pl.
those

Question 19

what are the neutral forms of the demonstratives when the referent is unknown or not determined by gender

Answer 19

isto/isso - this
aquilo - that

Question 20

What are contractions?

Answer 20

When prepositions are followed by articles and demonstratives, this causes the word to contract together

Question 21

de + o
de + a
de + os
de +as

Answer 21

do
da
dos
das

means “from the”

Question 22

em + o
em + a
em + os
em + as

Answer 22

no
na
nos
nas

means “in the”

Question 23

em + um
em + uma
em + uns
em + umas

Answer 23

num - in a
numa - in a
nuns - in some
numas - in some