{"id":7053,"date":"2016-06-10T02:50:42","date_gmt":"2016-06-10T02:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=7053"},"modified":"2016-06-10T19:13:54","modified_gmt":"2016-06-10T19:13:54","slug":"7053-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/7053-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Adjectives in Portugu\u00eas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ei, gente! Hey, guys!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Como est\u00e1 o dia de voc\u00eas? (How is your day going?) <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To answer this question, you\u2019ll probably need adjetivos (adjectives). Adjectives words that modify nouns. They are used to describe and give information about things, ideais and people. Therefore, they are terms constantly used in our everyday lives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Veja s\u00f3 (Take a look):<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aquele cara <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">loiro<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u00e9 meu namorado (That <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">blonde<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> guy is my boyfriend)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gar\u00e7om, essa sopa est\u00e1 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">fria <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(Waiter, this soup is <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">cold<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Phil est\u00e1 usando um su\u00e9ter <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">vermelho<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Phil is wearing a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">red<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sweater)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Adjectives in Portuguese usually appear <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">after<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> a noun:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meus pais moram em uma casa <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">enorme<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (My parents live in a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">huge<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> house)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Titanic \u00e9 um filme muito <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">emocionante<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Titanic is a very <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">exciting<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> film)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Or after a connective verb, such as<\/span><b> be<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>look, seem, feel<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">O carro deles \u00e9 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">novo<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Their car is <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">new<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sua m\u00e3e parece <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">cansada<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(Your mom looks <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tired<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> )<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Me sinto \u00f3tima essa manh\u00e3 (I feel <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">great<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> this morning)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are many type of adjectives with differente purposes:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Indicate a cor (the color) of something:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/06\/culer.png\" aria-label=\"Culer 1024x45\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7054 size-large\"  alt=\"culer\" width=\"1024\" height=\"45\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/06\/culer-1024x45.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/06\/culer-1024x45.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/06\/culer-350x15.png 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/06\/culer-768x34.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Exemplos:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Onde est\u00e3o meus sapatos <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">pretos<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">? (Where are my <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">black<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> shoes?)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">O prefeito mora naquela casa <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">verde<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (The mayor lives in that <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">green<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> house)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_7058\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/06\/dica.jpg\" aria-label=\"Dica 300x215\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7058\" class=\"wp-image-7058 size-medium\"  alt=\"dica\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/06\/dica-300x215.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7058\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leonardo diCaprio tem olhos azuis<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Describe sentimentos(feelings ) or qualities:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/06\/iba2.png\" aria-label=\"Iba2 1024x493\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7055 size-large\"  alt=\"iba2\" width=\"1024\" height=\"493\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/06\/iba2-1024x493.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/06\/iba2-1024x493.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/06\/iba2-350x169.png 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/06\/iba2-768x370.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Exemplos:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Estou muito <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">empolgado<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> com meu anivers\u00e1rio! (I\u2019m really <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">excited<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> about my birthday!)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Por que voc\u00ea est\u00e1 t\u00e3o <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">chateado<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">? (Why are you so <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">upset<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">?)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meus vizinhos s\u00e3o pessoas <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">honestas<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (My neighbors are <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">honest<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> people)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>To express an opinion or judgment of value:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/06\/iba3.png\" aria-label=\"Iba3 1024x341\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7056 size-large\"  alt=\"Leonardo diCaprio tem olhos azuis\" width=\"1024\" height=\"341\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/06\/iba3-1024x341.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/06\/iba3-1024x341.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/06\/iba3-350x116.png 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/06\/iba3-768x256.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Matem\u00e1tica \u00e9 t\u00e3o complicado (Math is so complicated)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A pe\u00e7a foi fant\u00e1stica! (The play was fantastic!)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eu acho que o irm\u00e3o da Lilian \u00e9 muito gato (I think Lilian\u2019s brother is very cute)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>To talk about idade (age) or duration of something:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meu av\u00f3 tem 86 anos, ele \u00e9<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> velho\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(My grandpa is 86, he\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">old<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> )<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Com\u00e9dias geralmente s\u00e3o <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">curtas\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(Comedies are usually <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">short<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> )<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Preciso de um vestido <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">novo<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> para a festa (I need a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">new<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> dress for the party )<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_7059\" style=\"width: 219px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/06\/lorde.jpg\" aria-label=\"Lorde 209x300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7059\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7059\"  alt=\"O Senhor dos An\u00e9is \u00e9 um livro t\u00e3o grande\" width=\"209\" height=\"300\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/06\/lorde-209x300.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7059\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">O Senhor dos An\u00e9is \u00e9 um livro t\u00e3o grande<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>To refer to the nationality of something or someone:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Minha irm\u00e3 ama filmes <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">franceses<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(My sister loves <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">French<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> films )<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Esse rel\u00f3gio \u00e9 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">su\u00ed\u00e7o<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(This watch is <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Swiss<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> )<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_7060\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/06\/neyms.jpg\" aria-label=\"Neyms 200x300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7060\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7060\"  alt=\"Neymar \u00e9 um jogador de futebol brasileiro\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/06\/neyms-200x300.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7060\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Neymar \u00e9 um jogador de futebol brasileiro<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">*Note that nationalities in Portuguese are not in capital letter<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Talk about o tamanho (the size) e lenght of objects:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">O Empire State em NY \u00e9 muito <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">alto<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(The Empire State Bulding in NY is very<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tall<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> )<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Amo usar saias<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> longas<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> no inverno (I love to wear <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">long<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> skirts in the winter)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_7061\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/06\/chihuahua.jpg\" aria-label=\"Chihuahua 300x300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7061\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7061\"  alt=\"O chiuaua \u00e9 um cachorro pequeno\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/06\/chihuahua-300x300.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7061\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">O chiuaua \u00e9 um cachorro pequeno<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>Other common adjectives:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/06\/iba4.png\" aria-label=\"Iba4 1024x498\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-7057\"  alt=\"iba4\" width=\"1024\" height=\"498\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/06\/iba4-1024x498.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/06\/iba4-1024x498.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/06\/iba4-350x170.png 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/06\/iba4-768x374.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But hey, pay attention! Adjectives in Portuguese vary according to number and gender. Look:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Existem muitas cidade<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">s<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">encantadoras<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> na It\u00e1lia (There are <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">lovely<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> cities in Italy)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Me ajude com essas sacolas <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">pesadas<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Help me with these <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">heavy <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">bags)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Was that easy? Have a great week!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/06\/chihuahua-350x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/06\/chihuahua-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/06\/chihuahua-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/06\/chihuahua.jpg 647w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Ei, gente! Hey, guys! Como est\u00e1 o dia de voc\u00eas? (How is your day going?) To answer this question, you\u2019ll probably need adjetivos (adjectives). Adjectives words that modify nouns. They are used to describe and give information about things, ideais and people. Therefore, they are terms constantly used in our everyday lives. 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