Determiners are words (as an article, possessive, demonstrative, or
quantifier) that makes specific the denotation of a noun phrase. In Portuguse
they agree in gender with the noun.
Articles
(Artigos)
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| Prepositions | Definite Article | Indefinite Article | ||||||
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| Person | One owner | Many owners | |||
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Examples:
| o meu amigo my friend
o nosso amigo our friend a minha casa my house a nossa casa our house |
os meus amigos my friends
os nossos amigos our friends as minhas casas my houses as nossas casas our houses |
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1. Cujo is used as a relative determiner (never as a pronoun) and agree always in gender and number with the noun that follows:
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1. Quanto may refer to persons or things.
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nenhum none todo every certo certain muito much pouco little, few vário various tanto that much outro other quanto how much |
nenhuma toda certa muita pouca vária tanta outra quanta |
nenhuns todos certos muitos poucos vários tantos outros quantos |
nenhumas todas certas muitas poucas várias tantas outras quantas |
every, everyone |
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