{"id":6800,"date":"2016-02-19T00:03:58","date_gmt":"2016-02-19T00:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=6800"},"modified":"2016-02-19T00:03:58","modified_gmt":"2016-02-19T00:03:58","slug":"contractions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/contractions\/","title":{"rendered":"Contractions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ol\u00e1 a todos! Como foi a semana de voc\u00eas? (Hello, you guys! How was your week?)<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s grammar point is about contractions. Contractions are combinations between two words that have been shortened (by omitting letters and sounds) to result in a single word. While some languages, like Spanish, use fewer contractions, they are very present in our language, so it is important to go over them.<br \/>\nIn Portuguese, contractions are usually formed by altering a preposition, pronoun or article.<\/p>\n<p>Take a look at this list of contractions, followed by some examples:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Preposition de (of, from) + Definite article (the)<\/strong><br \/>\nde + o = do<br \/>\nde + a = da<br \/>\nde + os = dos<br \/>\nde + as = das<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Apesar <em>do<\/em> calor, a viagem foi boa (In spite of the heat, the trip was good)<\/li>\n<li>Voc\u00ea est\u00e1 encarregado<em> das<\/em> despesas este m\u00eas (You are in charge of the expenses this month)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Preposition em (in, on, at) + Definite article (the)<\/strong><br \/>\nem + o = no<br \/>\nem + a = na<br \/>\nem + os = nos<br \/>\nem + as = nas<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>As crian\u00e7as est\u00e3o <em>na<\/em> escola (The children are at school)<\/li>\n<li>Eu n\u00e3o acredito <em>nos<\/em> pol\u00edticos desse pa\u00eds (I don\u2019t believe in the politicians in this country)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Preposition por (by, through, for) + Definite article (the)<\/strong><br \/>\npor + a = pela<br \/>\npor + o = pelo<br \/>\npor + os = pelos<br \/>\npor + as = pelas<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Eu passei <em>pela<\/em> mesma situa\u00e7\u00e3o que voc\u00ea (I\u2019ve been through the same situation as you)<\/li>\n<li>Sempre ando <em>pelas<\/em> mesmas ruas para ir ao trabalho (I always walk through the same streets to get to work)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Preposition em (in, on, at) + Personal pronouns (him, her, them)<\/strong><br \/>\nem + ele = nele<br \/>\nem + ela = nela<br \/>\nem + eles = neles<br \/>\nem + elas = nelas<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>N\u00e3o sei o que a Let\u00edcia viu nele (I don\u2019t know what Let\u00edcia saw in him)<\/li>\n<li>Eu n\u00e3o acredito nela (I don\u2019t believe in her)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Preposition de (of, from) + Personal pronouns\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nde + ele = dele<br \/>\nde + ela = dela<br \/>\nde + eles = deles<br \/>\nde + elas = delas<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A casa deles \u00e9 maior que a nossa (Their house is bigger than ours)<\/li>\n<li>Tenho vergonha de me aproximar dela (I\u2019m too shy to get close to her)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Preposition de (of, from) + Demonstrative pronouns (this, that, these, those)<\/strong><br \/>\nde + este = deste<br \/>\nde + esta = desta<br \/>\nde + estes = destes<br \/>\nde + estas = destas<br \/>\nde + isto = disto<br \/>\nde + esse = desse<br \/>\nde + essa = dessa<br \/>\nde + esses = desses<br \/>\nde + essas = dessas<br \/>\nde + isso = disso<br \/>\nde + aquele = daquele<br \/>\nde + aquela = daquela<br \/>\nde + aqueles = daqueles<br \/>\nde + aquelas = daquelas<br \/>\nde + aquilo = daquilo<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>N\u00e3o gostei <em>desse<\/em> \u00e1lbum, o primeiro era melhor (I don\u2019t like this album, the first one was better)<\/li>\n<li>N\u00e3o vamos falar mais<em> disso<\/em>, j\u00e1 chega (Let\u2019s not talk about this anymore, that\u2019s enough)<\/li>\n<li>Voc\u00ea viu a roupa <em>daquelas<\/em> pessoas? (Did you see those people\u2019s outfits?)<\/li>\n<li><em>Desta<\/em> vez, as coisas ser\u00e3o diferentes (This time, things will be different)<\/li>\n<li>Minha chefe n\u00e3o precisava ter gritado comigo <em>daquele<\/em> jeito (My boss didn\u2019t have to yell at me like that)<\/li>\n<li>Os frutos <em>daquela<\/em> \u00e1rvore s\u00e3o muito saborosos (The fruits of that tree are very tasty)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Preposition em (in, on, at) + Demonstrative pronouns (this, that, these, those) <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>em + este = neste<br \/>\nem + esta = nesta<br \/>\nem + estes = nestes<br \/>\nem + estas = nestas<br \/>\nem + isto = nisto<br \/>\nem + esse = nesse<br \/>\nem + essa = nessa<br \/>\nem + esses = nesses<br \/>\nem + essas = nessas<br \/>\nem + isso = nisso<br \/>\nem + aquele = naquele<br \/>\nem + aquela = naquela<br \/>\nem + aqueles = naqueles<br \/>\nem + aquelas = naquelas<br \/>\nem + aquilo = naquilo<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Eu moro naquele pr\u00e9dio na esquina (I live in that building in the corner)<\/li>\n<li>Sempre comemos neste restaurante porque \u00e9 mais barato (We always eat in this restaurant because it is cheaper)<\/li>\n<li>Nesta pra\u00e7a, aconteceram v\u00e1rias manifesta\u00e7\u00f5es (In this square, many demonstrations took place)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>-note that, whereas contractions are optional in English (such as are + not = aren\u2019t, she + is = she\u2019s, you + are = you\u2019re)\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">all of the contractions above are required and must not be written or spoken separately.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>O que acharam dessa li\u00e7\u00e3o? Tenham um bom fim de semana! (What did you think of this lesson? Have a nice weekend!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ol\u00e1 a todos! Como foi a semana de voc\u00eas? (Hello, you guys! How was your week?) Today\u2019s grammar point is about contractions. Contractions are combinations between two words that have been shortened (by omitting letters and sounds) to result in a single word. 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