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Indefinite Articles in Portuguese: um, uma, uns

Indefinite articles are small words that come before a noun: um, uma, uns, umas. We use them when we talk about something new or any one thing. We say um café, uma casa, uns amigos and umas flores. (We say “a coffee”, “a house”, “some friends” and “some flowers”.) In this post about indefinite articles, … Read more

Definite Articles in Portuguese: o, a, os, as

Definite articles are small words that come before a noun: o, a, os, as. In Portuguese, they appear all the time. We say o café, a casa, os amigos and as flores. (We say “the coffee”, “the house”, “the friends” and “the flowers”.) In this post about definite articles, you will see when to use … Read more