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Adjectives
1. General
Overview
In Portuguese, adjectives, also nationalities
and colors, can be either masculine or feminine (bonito/bonita - nice),
singular or plural (bonito(s)/bonita(s)
- nice).
The noun and the adjective must always be in
agreement. Adjectives are usually placed after a noun. However,
certain adjectives are sometimes placed before a noun and often, the position
of an adjective alters the sense of the phrase.
| PORTUGUESE |
ENGLISH |
| um carro novo |
a new
car |
| uma camisa branca |
a white
shirt |
| um
bom
professor |
a good
teacher |
| um grande
médico |
a great doctor |
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2. Masculine and Feminine Adjectives
| MASCULINE |
FEMININE |
ENGLISH |
| brasileiro |
brasileira |
Brazilian |
| inglês |
inglesa |
English |
| alemão |
alemã |
German |
| europeu |
europeia |
European |
| cru |
crua |
raw |
| mau |
má |
bad |
| bom |
boa |
good |
Exception: judeu
> judia (jew)
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3. Masculine or Feminine
Adjectives
| MASCULINE OR FEMININE |
ENGLISH |
| belga |
Belgian |
| inteligente |
intelligent |
| fácil |
easy |
Exception: espanhol > espanhola
(Spanish)
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4. Plural of Adjectives
Keep in mind that adjectives can be singular or plural in
Portuguese.
| SINGULAR |
PLURAL |
ENGLISH |
| bonita |
bonitas |
nice/pretty |
| grande |
grandes |
big/great/large |
| brasileiro |
brasileiros |
Brazilian |
| europeu |
europeus |
European |
| alemão |
alemães |
German |
| nacional |
nacionais |
national |
| fiel |
fiéis |
loyal |
|
civil |
civis |
civil |
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fácil |
fáceis |
easy |
espanhol |
espanhóis |
Spanish |
azul |
azuis |
blue |
| bom |
bons |
good |
| inglês |
ingleses |
English |
| melhor |
melhores |
better |
| feliz |
felizes |
happy |
Remark:
Simples (simple) and grátis (free of charge) are invariable
and they can be used with both masculine and feminine, singular and plural nouns.
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