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.<\/p>\n
When a noun ends in “\u00e3o,” 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.<\/p>\n
1. \u00e3o to \u00e3os<\/b>
irm\u00e3o –> irm\u00e3os [brother -> brothers]
m\u00e3o –> m\u00e3os [hand -> hands]<\/p>\n
2. \u00e3o to \u00e3es<\/b>
c\u00e3o –> c\u00e3es [dog -> dogs]
p\u00e3o –> p\u00e3es [bread -> bread (plural)]
alem\u00e3o –> alem\u00e3es [German –> Germans]<\/p>\n
3. \u00e3o to \u00f5es<\/b>
organiza\u00e7\u00e3o –> organiza\u00e7\u00f5es [organization -> organizations]
gavi\u00e3o –> gavi\u00f5es [hawk -> hawks]
avi\u00e3o –> avi\u00f5es [airplane -> airplanes]<\/p>\n
Also, nouns that end with “em” change to ens.<\/b><\/p>\n
nuvem –> nuvens [cloud -> clouds]
bem –> bens [good -> goods]
trem –> trens [train -> trains]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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 “\u00e3o,” 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…<\/p>\n