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masculine
masculine
my singular feminine plural feminine
os meus
o meu
a minha
as minhas
oo may-oo a meen-ya ooJ may-oosh aJ meen-yash
your o teu a tua os teus as tuas
(sing, fam) oo tay-oo a too-a oosh tay-oosh ash too-ash
his/her/its, o seu a sua os seus as suas HOW THE LANGUAGE WORKS
your, their oo say-oo a soo-a oosh say-oosh ash soo-ash
our o nosso a nossa os nossos as nossas
oo nosoo a nosa ooJ nosoosh aJ nosash
A more formal way of translating ‘your’ is:
singular plural
masculine do senhor dos senhores
doo sin-yohr doosh sin-yohrish
feminine da senhora das senhoras N
da sin-yora dash sin-yorash
See page 250 for when to use this.
a tua casa as suas pastilhas Adjectives
a too-a kaza ash soo-ash pashteel-yash
your house his/her/your/their tablets
a sua mala os nossos amigos and
a soo-a mala oJ nosooz ameegoosh
his/her/your/their suitcase our friends
If when using o seu, o sua etc, it is unclear whether you mean Adverbs
‘his’, ‘her’, ‘your’ or ‘their’, you can use the following after the
noun instead:
dele [dayl] his
dela [dehla] her
deles [daylish] their (m)
delas [dehlash] their (f)
de vocês [di vosaysh] your (pl)
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