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Prepositions
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Grammar
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The most common Portuguese
prepositions are contracted as follows when used with the definite article.
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| a | to/at | ao (m) | à (f) | aos (m) | às (f) |
| de | of/from | do (m) | da (f) | dos (m) | das (f) |
| em | in/on | no (m) | na (f) | nos (m) | nas (f) |
| por++ | by/for | pelo (m) | pela (f) | pelos (m) | pelas (f) |
++Be careful when using the prepositions para and por.
In English, the indefinite article "a" becomes "an" when it precedes a vowel. In Portuguese, the indefinite articles um (m), and uma (f) must agree with the gender of the accompanying noun. For example, um carro (m) = a car but uma garrafa (f) = a bottle.
While the indefinite article has no plural in English, Portuguese uses the plural forms uns and umas to express the indefinite plural "some." For example, uns carros (m) = some cars and umas garrafas (f) = some bottles.
The prepositions de
and em form contractions with the indefinite article as follows:
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| de | of/from | dum (m) | duma (f) | duns (m) | dumas (f) |
| em | in/on | num (m) | numa (f) | nuns (m) | numas (f) |
Some other important prepositions
include:
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antes de
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before |
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após
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after |
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depois de
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after |
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até
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until/as far as |
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desde
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since |
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através
de
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through/across |
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sob
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under |
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sobre
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over/on |
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por cima
de
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over/above |
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ao lado
de
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beside |
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