PORT101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Senhor
3 May 2018
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PORT 101 – Lecture 3
Bom dia!
Como estao esta manha?
Estamos bem, obrigado(a)
E a professora?
Estou otima (muito bem, mal), obrigada.
Um bom dia para (for) todos (all of you)
Definite Articles
o (masc. sing.) o chao the floor
a (fem. sing.) a porta the door
os (masc. plural.) os tectos the ceilings
as (fem. plural.) as janelas the windows
The definite article which corresponds to “the” in English, is used to designate a specific noun,
with which it agrees in gender and in number:
Use of the Definite Article
- First Names are preceded by the definite article
- Titles are preced by the definite article. Ex: senhor, senhora
- Name of continents, countries, islands and rivers. There are some excpetions. These
include Portugal, Angola, Cabo Verde, Mocambique, Timor, Sao Tome e Principe, Cuba,
Israel, Morrocos.
- Days of the week.
- Before possessive adjectives. Ex: a minha amiga, o nosso carro
O nome das cidades com Artigo Definido
o Porto
o Rio de Janeiro
a Cidade de Cabo (Capital da Africa do Sul)
a Cidade da Praia (Capital de Cabo Verde)
- We use the articles because there is a noun in the name.
Present Indicative of Verbs in –AR
Eu
o
Tu
as
Ele/ Ele/ Voce
a
Nos
amos
Eles/ Elas/ Voces
am
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Document Summary
Um bom dia para (for) todos (all of you: chao a porta os tectos as janelas. Definite articles: (masc. sing. ) a (fem. sing. ) os (masc. plural. ) as (fem. plural. ) The definite article which corresponds to the in english, is used to designate a specific noun, with which it agrees in gender and in number: Use of the definite article the floor the door the ceilings the windows. First names are preceded by the definite article. Titles are preced by the definite article. Name of continents, countries, islands and rivers. These include portugal, angola, cabo verde, mocambique, timor, sao tome e principe, cuba, O nome das cidades com artigo definido: porto, rio de janeiro a cidade de cabo (capital da africa do sul) a cidade da praia (capital de cabo verde) We use the articles because there is a noun in the name. Brincar (this is used only when playing with toys)
