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bad
mau
mow
p-yor
oo p-yor
o menor the smallest
pequeno small pior worse o pior the worst
menor smaller
pikaynoo minor oo minor
Note that mais pequeno (smaller) is also used.
‘As ... as ...’ is translated as follows:
Lisboa está tão bonita como sempre!
liJboh-a shta towng booneeta kohmoo saympr
Lisbon is as beautiful as ever!
The superlative form ending in -íssimo indicates that some-
thing is ‘very/extremely ...’ without actually comparing it to
something else:
lindo lindíssimo
leendoo lindeesimoo
beautiful very beautiful
HOW THE LANGUAGE WORKS
A Adverbs
N
There are two ways to form an adverb. If the adjective ends in
-o, take the feminine and add -mente to form the correspond-
ing adverb:
exacto exactamente
Adjectives
izatoo izatamaynt
accurate accurately
and
If the adjective ends in any other letter, add -mente to the basic
masculine form:
feliz felizmente
Adverbs
fileesh filiJmaynt
happy happily
Possessive Adjectives
Possessive adjectives, like other Portuguese adjectives, agree
with the noun in gender and number:
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