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To obtain the plural of nouns ending in -ão, remove the -ão
and add -ões:
a pensão as pensões
a paynsowng ash paynsoyngsh
the guesthouse the guesthouses
To obtain the plural of nouns ending in -l, remove the -l and
add -is:
o hotel os hotéis HOW THE LANGUAGE WORKS
oo ohtehl ooz ohteh-ish
the hotel the hotels
To obtain the plural of nouns ending in -m, remove the -m
and add -ns:
o homem os homens
oo ohmayng ooz ohmayngsh
the man the men N
For nouns ending in other consonants, the plural is formed
by adding -es: Nouns
o condutor os condutores
oo kondootohr oosh kondootohrish /
the driver the drivers
uma mulher umas mulheres Articles
ooma mool-yehr oomash mool-yehrish
a woman some women

Articles
The words for articles in Portuguese depend on the number
(singular or plural) and gender of the noun.

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