Prepositions & the Indefinite Article          | Grammar Index |
  

When used (combined) with the indefinite article, the common Portuguese prepositions de and em are contracted as:
 
Preposition
Indefinite Article
 
Singular = "a"
Plural = "some"
  um (m) uma(f) uns(m) umas (f)
+ de (of/from) = dum duma duns dumas
+ em (in/on) = num numa nuns numas

 

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