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Portuguese Plurals: Part III Posted by Transparent Language on Sep 25, 2008
Today we’re going to do the last part in the plural nouns series, to finish up with the irregular nouns. 1. Words ending in al With these nouns, the al changes to ais. sinal –> sinais [stoplight -> stoplights] capital –> capitais [capital -> capitals] moral –> morais [moral –> morals] 2. Words ending in…
Portuguese Plurals: Part II Posted by Transparent Language on Sep 21, 2008
Today we’re going to continue our lesson about plural nouns in Portuguese. We’re going to take a look at some of the irregular nouns. When a noun ends in “ão,” there are different rules for how to make it plural, and it is simply a matter of memorization to remember which nouns have which rule…
Portuguese Plurals: Part I Posted by Transparent Language on Sep 16, 2008
Plural nouns in Portuguese can be a little confusing, so we’re going to take a look at them in a three part series. Today, we’re going to look at the set of regular nouns, which are the easiest to deal with. 1. Words ending in vowelsJust add an “s.” janela –> janelas [window -> windows]cotovelo…