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um rapaz inglês

oong rapaz inglaysh
ooma rapareega inglayza
an English boy ê uma rapariga inglesa
an English girl
For other types of adjective, the feminine form is the same as
the masculine:
um homem agradável uma mulher agradável
oong ohmayng agradavil ooma mool-yehr agradavil
a nice man a nice woman
Note that the adjective mau (bad) is irregular: the feminine
is má.
The plurals of adjectives are formed in the same way as the
plurals of nouns, by adding an -s, an -es or changing -l to
-is:
o preço alto os preços altos
oo praysoo altoo oosh praysooz altoosh
the high price the high prices
HOW THE LANGUAGE WORKS
uma taxa alta as taxas altas
N
ooma tasha alta ash tashaz altash
a high rate the high rates
um homem agradável uns homens agradáveis
oong ohmayng agradavil oonz ohmayngz agradavay-ish
Adjectives
a nice man some nice men
When the adjective ends in -ês, the ê is replaced by e in the
and
plural:
um rapaz inglês uns rapazes ingleses
oong rapaz inglaysh oonsh rapaziz inglayzish
an English boy some English boys
Adverbs
Comparatives
The comparative is formed by placing mais (more) or menos
(less) in front of the adjective or adverb and que (than) after
it:

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