Articles and Prepositions in Brazilian Portuguese

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One of the most important things to learn in a new language is how to use its prepositions. They are everywhere and we need them all the time, right?

In Brazilian Portuguese, it is not different, so it is capital to understand their use. Besides knowing when and where to use them, in Brazilian Portuguese we often see combinations between prepositions and articles. And that’s what we will discuss today: the combinations between Articles and Prepositions in Brazilian Portuguese! Let’s go?!

1. ARTICLES

1.1 DEFINITE ARTICLES:

General translation: THE

A – feminine, singular | AS – feminine, plural
O – masculine, singular | OS – masculine, plural

1.2 INDEFINITE ARTICLES:

General translation: A, AN, SOME

UMA – feminine, singular | UMAS – feminine, plural
UM – masculine, singular | UNS – masculine, plural

2. PREPOSITIONS

2.1 PREPOSITION EM

General translation: IN

Combinations between articles & prepositions:

EM + A = NA | EM + AS = NAS
EM + O = NO | EM + OS = NOS

2.2 PREPOSITION DE

General translation: OF

Combinations between articles & prepositions:

DE + A = DA | DE + AS = DAS
DE + O = DO | DE + OS = DOS

2.3 PREPOSITION POR

General translation: BY, PER etc

Combinations between articles & prepositions:

POR + A = PELA | POR + AS = PELAS
POR + O = PELO | POR + OS = PELOS

2.4 PREPOSITION A

General translation: TO

Combinations between articles & prepositions:

A + A = À | A + AS = ÀS
A + O = AO | A + OS = AOS

There are some combinations that Brazilians use when speaking, but they are not formally used. We talk about them in the class about this content.

If you want to check our detailed explanation about these combinations and all the content in this article, watch our class below:

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