Nouns, Articles, & Contractions Flashcards
What are some common ways you can tell a noun is masculine?
Typically ends with -o, but can also end with -l, -r, -z, -u, -ume
What are some common ways you can tell a noun is feminine?
Typically ends with unstressed, -a, but includes -dade, -agem, -ção
eu
1st person, sg.
I
personal pronoun
tu/você
2nd person, sg.
you
personal pronoun
ele/ela
3rd person, sg.
he/she
personal pronoun
nós/a gente
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
vocês
2nd person, pl.
you, y’all, you guys
personal pronoun
eles/elas
they
personal pronoun
o, a, os, as
definite articles
masc sg., fem sg., masc pl., fem pl.
um, uma, uns, umas
indefinite articles
masc sg., fem sg., masc pl., fem pl.
este/esse
masc. sg.
this
esta/essa
fem. sg.
this
estes/esses
masc. pl.
these
estas/essas
fem. pl.
these
aquele
masc. sg.
that
aquela
fem. sg.
that
aqueles
masc. pl.
those
aquelas
fem. pl.
those
what are the neutral forms of the demonstratives when the referent is unknown or not determined by gender
isto/isso - this
aquilo - that
What are contractions?
When prepositions are followed by articles and demonstratives, this causes the word to contract together
de + o
de + a
de + os
de +as
do
da
dos
das
means “from the”
em + o
em + a
em + os
em + as
no
na
nos
nas
means “in the”
em + um
em + uma
em + uns
em + umas
num - in a
numa - in a
nuns - in some
numas - in some
