The word for “poor thing” in Portuguese is coitado<\/i>, which to the English-speaking ear may sound a bit odd, but don’t worry–it’s not a bad word. We use coitado<\/i> for males and coitada<\/i> for females, and add an –inho<\/i> or –inha<\/i> if we want to say “poor little thing.”<\/p>\n
For example:
Ele est\u00e1 com dengue.<\/i> He has dengue (fever).
Coitadinho! <\/i>Poor little thing.<\/p>\n
Another way we use coitado<\/i> is with a possessive. As in: coitado dele<\/i>, coitada dela<\/i>, and coitado deles<\/i>. It means the same thing, but is just a different way of forming the same phrase.<\/p>\n
For example:
Ela foi demitida<\/i>. She was fired.
Coitada dela<\/i>! Poor thing!<\/p>\n
We can also use this with the eu<\/i> and n\u00f3s<\/i> forms: coitado de mim<\/i>, coitado de n\u00f3s<\/i>.<\/p>\n
For example:
N\u00e3<\/i>o temos dinheiro para o aluguel<\/i>. We don’t have money for rent.
Coitado de n\u00f3s! <\/i>Poor us.<\/p>\n
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The word for “poor thing” in Portuguese is coitado, which to the English-speaking ear may sound a bit odd, but don’t worry–it’s not a bad word. We use coitado for males and coitada for females, and add an –inho or –inha if we want to say “poor little thing.” For example: Ele est\u00e1 com dengue…<\/p>\n