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The Definite Article
The definite article (the) is as follows:
singular plural
masculine o [oo] os [oosh]
feminine a [a] as [ash]
o livro os livros
oo leevroo ooJ leevroosh
the book the books
a piscina as piscinas
a pishseena ash pishseenash
the swimming pool the swimming pools
When the definite article is used in combination with a (to), de
(of ), em (in, on) or por (by), it changes as follows:r
o a os as
a + ao à aos às
HOW THE LANGUAGE WORKS
ow a owsh ash
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de + do da dos das
doo da doosh dash
em + no na nos nas
Articles
noo na noosh nash
por + pelo pela pelos pelas
piloo pila piloosh pilash
vamos ao museo perto do hotel
vamooz ow moosay-oo pehrtoo doo ohtehl
let’s go to the museum near the hotel
The Indefinite Article
The indefinite article (a, an, some) also changes according to
the gender and number of the accompanying noun:
singular plural
masculine um [oong] uns [oonsh]
feminine uma [ooma] umas [oomash]
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