✬ 1.6 Articles and plural endings

✬ 1.6 Articles and plural endings

In this grammar lesson, we’ll take a look at Portuguese definite and indefinite articles. Also, we’ll learn how to form plurals.

Video lesson

Recap

Here’s what the definite and indefinite articles look like in Portuguese:

definite articles
SINGULARPLURAL
⚣o
o armário		os
os armários
⚢a
a janela		as
as janelas
indefinite articles
SINGULARPLURAL
⚣um
um carro		uns
(uns carros)
⚢uma
uma casa		umas
(umas casas)

Here’re the main plural-formation patterns.

Singular → Plural
-s plural
words ending with a vowel		a guitarra → as guitarras
o estúdio → os estúdios
a lente → as lentes
-es plural
words ending with a consonant (-r,-s,-z)		o cobertor → os cobertores
o país → os países
a raíz → as raízes
-ns
words ending with an –m		a viagem → as viagens
o jovem → os jovens
-is
words ending with an –l		o animal → os animais
o automóvel → os automóveis
-ões, -ães, -ãos
words ending in -ão		o limão → os limões
o pão → os pães
a mão → as mãos
Let’s practice

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