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Plurals - with some nouns
the core word does not change. |
Portuguese |
Singular |
Plural |
Sentence - English |
Sentença
- Portuguese |
| peixes |
fish |
fish |
The fishermen unloaded the fish
from their boat. |
Os pescadores descarregaram os
peixes de seu barco. |
| gás |
gas |
gas |
John, please put gas in
all the cars. |
John, pôs por favor o gás em todos
os carros. |
| cervos |
deer |
deer |
There were ten deer in
the meadow. |
Havia dez cervos no prado. |
Plurals - with some nouns
the word does not change. |
Portuguese |
Singular |
Plural |
Sentence - English |
Sentença
- Portuguese |
| homem |
man |
men |
The men unloaded the lumber
from the truck. |
Os homens descarregaram a madeira
serrada do caminhão. |
| mulher |
woman |
women |
Equal pay and priviledges for both men and women. |
Pagamento igual e priviledges
para homens e mulheres. |
| ganso |
goose |
geese |
Each autumn a flock of geese
fly over my house. |
Cada outono um rebanho dos gansos
voa sobre minha casa. |
Plurals - if a noun ends
in a "y", change the "y"
to "i" and add "es."
|
Portuguese |
Singular |
Plural |
Sentence - English |
Sentença
- Portuguese |
| senhora |
lady |
ladies |
The ladies met for lunch. |
As senhoras encontraram-se com
para o lunch. |
| centavo |
penny |
pennies |
How many pennies do you
have? |
Quantas moedas de um centavo você
tem? |
Plurals - Nouns ending in
"o", some form the plural
by adding "s" others by adding
"es." |
Portuguese |
Singular |
Plural |
Sentence - English |
Sentença
- Portuguese |
| automóvel |
auto |
autos |
Everyone, be sure to park your autos
in a secured parking area. |
Todos, seja certo estacionar seus
automóveis em uma área de estacionamento fixada. |
| ? |
piano |
pianos |
The store had many pianos
for sale. |
A loja teve muitos pianos para
a venda. |
| batata |
potato |
potatoes |
I need to purchase a bag of potaoes. |
Eu necessito comprar um saco dos
potaoes. |
| herói |
hero |
heroes |
Are there any war heroes
in the room? |
Há algum herói da guerra no quarto?
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Plurals - If a noun ends
in "f," change the
"f" to "v."
(but not in all cases) |
Portuguese |
Singular |
Plural |
Sentence - English |
Sentença
- Portuguese |
| ladrão |
thief |
thieves |
Some thieves broke into
my house. |
Alguns ladrões quebraram em minha
casa. |
| cozinheiro |
chef |
chefs |
How many chefs do you have
working? |
Quantos chefs você tem trabalhar?
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