Portuguese conjugation explanation
-mos-nos -> -mo-nos

<p>In European Portuguese (and formal written Brazilian Portuguese), the reflexive pronoun is typically placed <strong>after the verb</strong> (enclitic position) in affirmative statements. When this occurs with the first person plural (<span style="font-style: italic;">nós</span>) form of the verb, a spelling change is required.</p>

<p>Verb forms for <span style="font-style: italic;">nós</span> typically end in <strong style="font-style: italic;">-mos</strong>. When followed by the reflexive pronoun <strong style="font-style: italic;">-nos</strong>, the final <span style="font-style: italic;">s</span> of the verb is dropped to facilitate pronunciation, resulting in the ending <strong class="green_emphasis">-mo-nos</strong>.</p>

<div class="conjugation_explanation_title">The Pattern</div>

<p style="text-align: center;">verb ending in <strong>-s</strong> + pronoun <strong>-nos</strong> → <strong>drop the s</strong></p>

<p style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;">sentimos + nos → <span class="green_emphasis">sentimo-nos</span></p>

<div class="conjugation_explanation_title">Examples</div>

<p>Here are examples of this rule applied to common reflexive verbs:</p>

<ul>

<li>

<div>

<a class="conjugation_explanation_link_intext verb_link" href="/study/conjugations/por/lavar-se/" title="Click to see conjugations for lavar-se" target="_blank">lavar-se</a>

(<span style="font-style: italic;">to wash oneself</span>)</div>

<div class="conjugation_explanation_example_sentence">Nós <span class="green_emphasis">lavamo-nos</span> no rio. (<span style="font-style: italic;">We wash ourselves in the river.</span>)</div>

</li>

<li>

<div>

<a class="conjugation_explanation_link_intext verb_link" href="/study/conjugations/por/levantar-se/" title="Click to see conjugations for levantar-se" target="_blank">levantar-se</a>

(<span style="font-style: italic;">to get up</span>)</div>

<div class="conjugation_explanation_example_sentence"><span class="green_emphasis">Levantamo-nos</span> cedo todos os dias. (<span style="font-style: italic;">We get up early every day.</span>)</div>

</li>

<li>

<div>

<a class="conjugation_explanation_link_intext verb_link" href="/study/conjugations/por/divertir-se/" title="Click to see conjugations for divertir-se" target="_blank">divertir-se</a>

(<span style="font-style: italic;">to enjoy oneself / to have fun</span>)</div>

<div class="conjugation_explanation_example_sentence">Nós <span class="green_emphasis">divertimo-nos</span> muito na festa. (<span style="font-style: italic;">We enjoyed ourselves a lot at the party.</span>)</div>

</li>

</ul>

<p>This spelling change only happens with <strong>enclisis</strong> (pronoun after the verb). If the sentence structure requires the pronoun to be placed <strong>before the verb</strong> (proclisis)—typically due to negation or specific adverbs—the original <span style="font-style: italic;">s</span> is kept.</p>

<div class="conjugation_explanation_example_sentence">Nós não <strong>nos</strong> <span class="brown_emphasis">sentimos</span> bem. (<span style="font-style: italic;">We do not feel well.</span>)</div>

<div class="conjugation_explanation_example_sentence_note">See

<a class="conjugation_explanation_link_intext" href="/conjugationExplanation/compulsory_proclisis/" target="_blank">compulsory proclisis</a>

for more details on pronoun placement.</div>

<p>In the following tables for

<a class="conjugation_explanation_link_intext verb_link" href="/study/conjugations/por/sentir-se/" title="Click to see conjugations for sentir-se" target="_blank">sentir-se</a>

, the affected P/1 forms are highlighted. This rule applies to any tense ending in <span style="font-style: italic;">-s</span>, including the

<a class="conjugation_explanation_link_intext" href="/study/tenseGuideForTense/1/" target="_blank">Present Indicative</a>

and the

<a class="conjugation_explanation_link_intext" href="/study/tenseGuideForTense/2/" target="_blank">Preterite</a>

.</p>

<a class="study_conjugations_tense_label box_label tense_box no_dark_mode " href="/study/tenseGuideForTense/1/" target="_blank" title="Open tense guide">Presente</a>

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">sinto-me<span class="irregularity_circle">●</span></span></span>

</div>

</span>sentes-te

</span>

</div>

ele

</span>sente-se

</span>

</div>

nós

</span>sentimo-nos

</span>

</div>

vós

</span>sentis-vos

</span>

</div>

eles

</span>sentem-se

</span>

</div>

<a class="study_conjugations_tense_label box_label tense_box no_dark_mode " href="/study/tenseGuideForTense/2/" target="_blank" title="Open tense guide">Pretérito Perfeito</a>

</span>senti-me

</span>

</div>

</span>sentiste-te

</span>

</div>

ele

</span>sentiu-se

</span>

</div>

nós

</span>sentimo-nos

</span>

</div>

vós

</span>sentistes-vos

</span>

</div>

eles

</span>sentiram-se

</span>

</div>

Portuguese conjugation explanation -mos-nos -> -mo-nos

Portuguese conjugation explanation
-mos-nos -> -mo-nos