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Conjugations
Tense guides
Noun genders
Grammar explanations
Word usage
Adjectives
Adjectives that change meaning based on position Colors derived from objects and how they match nouns 'Falar alto', 'custar caro': adjectives that work as adverbs Irregular comparatives Nationality words in '-ês': 'inglês', 'inglesa', 'ingleses' 'Obrigado' or 'obrigada'? Polite words that change with gender Why 'together' and 'alone' change form in Portuguese
Articles
'Às vezes', 'à pressa' and other fixed expressions with 'à' Countries without definite articles 'O cego', 'a jovem': when an adjective becomes a person Saying 'on' a day of the week Using definite articles with body parts and clothing 'Wooden', 'cotton', 'gold': saying what things are made of with 'de'
Auxiliary verbs
Verbs with two participles: 'aceitado' or 'aceito'?
Fixed prepositions
Adjectives that take 'a': 'fiel ao', 'nocivo à', 'igual ao' 'Happy with', 'angry at', 'worried about': emotion adjectives that take 'com' 'Look at', 'point at', 'smile at': 'para' marks the target Switching things out with 'mudar de' and 'trocar de' Using 'saber a' and 'cheirar a' for scents and flavors Verbs followed by 'de' Verbs that drop the English preposition Verbs that require the preposition 'a' Verbs using 'com' where English uses another preposition
Formality and politeness
Polite requests with 'queria', 'gostaria' and 'podia' 'Você' and 'a gente' take third-person verbs
Noun gender
Nouns that completely change meaning based on gender One form for men and women: nouns like 'colega' and 'cliente' Why it's 'a foto' and 'o cinema': shortened nouns keep their gender
Numbers, quantities and negation
Compound ordinals match the noun in both parts Embracing double negatives Numbers with grammatical gender Quantity words: when to change their endings
One word, different uses
'Cometer um erro': one verb for mistakes and crimes Coming, going, bringing and taking
Prepositions of place and time
'Last week' and 'next month' in Portuguese: 'passado', 'que vem' and 'próximo' Means of transport take 'de': 'de carro', 'de avião', but 'a pé' 'Perto de', 'atrás de', 'dentro de': place words that need 'de' Prepositions for parts of the day Saying dates and months in Portuguese
Reflexive verbs
Reflexive pronouns that change a verb's meaning Reflexive verbs for daily routine and body movements Reflexive verbs paired with 'de' Saying 'each other' in Portuguese with 'se' and 'nos' Verbs that change state without 'se': 'melhorar', 'aumentar', 'ferver' and more Verbs with a reflexive pronoun where the pronoun does not mean 'oneself' When things change by themselves, add 'se'
Set expressions
Bodily and emotional states with 'ter' and 'estar com' Impersonal weather verbs Lunch and dinner are verbs in Portuguese 'On vacation', 'on strike', 'on a diet': temporary statuses with 'estar de' Set phrases with 'fazer' Sitting, lying and standing are states in Portuguese Talking about the weather with 'estar' and 'fazer' Using 'dar' for actions and events
Singular and plural
English plurals that are singular in Portuguese How words ending in '-l' form their plural 'Irmãos', 'pais', 'filhos': one masculine plural for the whole mixed family group Portuguese count nouns for English mass nouns Portuguese nouns used in the plural Singular nouns ending in 's' The three plurals of '-ão' words Why 'milhão', 'dúzia' and 'par' need 'de' before a noun Words ending in '-m' take '-ns' in the plural: 'homem', 'homens'
Subjunctive and clauses
Expressing wants and orders: 'que' and the subjunctive Feelings that call for the subjunctive: fear, likes, regret and surprise Impersonal adjectives that call for the subjunctive Prepositions and the personal infinitive Why 'não acho que' takes the subjunctive Words that force the subjunctive
Verb + infinitive
Common verbs followed directly by an infinitive 'Fácil de entender' and other adjectives with 'de' 'Máquina de lavar', 'sala de jantar' and other things named after their job 'Stop', 'quit' and 'give up': Portuguese uses 'de' plus an infinitive Verbs like 'make', 'let', and 'have': 'fazer', 'deixar', and 'mandar' Verbs of perception with infinitives Verbs of starting, continuing and repeating Verbs that keep 'a' before an infinitive
Verbs with indirect objects
Verbs of giving and telling need 'a' or 'para' before the person Why Portuguese says 'roubar a alguém' for 'steal from someone'
Word formation
Building adverbs with '-mente' Feminine nouns ending in '-ção' People nouns ending in '-ista' The conversational power of diminutives in Portuguese Verb and noun compound words
Other
Adverbs like 'já' and 'nunca' that pull pronouns before the verb 'Entender mal', 'avaliar mal': how Portuguese says 'mis-' How Portuguese says 'summer evening' and 'music festival' People words with fixed grammatical gender Possessives agree with the item owned, not the owner The three-way system: 'este', 'esse', 'aquele' 'Two meters of height': how Portuguese talks about size and measurements Using 'ficar' to say 'get' and 'become'
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