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Today we’re going to do the last part in the plural nouns series, to finish up with the irregular nouns.
1. Words ending in al
With these nouns, the al changes to ais.
sinal –> sinais [stoplight -> stoplights]
capital –> capitais [capital -> capitals]
moral –> morais [moral --> morals]
2. Words ending in el
Here, el becomes éis.
papel –> papéis [paper -> papers]
anel –> anéis [ring -> rings]
hotel –> hoteis [hotel -> hotels]
3. Words ending in il
These nouns change their endings to is.
funil –> funis [funnel --> funnels]
barril –> barris [barrel --> barrels]
4. Words ending in ol
These nouns have their endings changed to óis.
lençol –> lençóis
farol –> faróis
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Today we’re going to continue our lesson about plural nouns in Portuguese. We’re going to take a look at some of the irregular nouns.
When a noun ends in “ão,” there are different rules for how to make it plural, and it is simply a matter of memorization to remember which nouns have which rule.
1. ão to ãos
irmão –> irmãos [brother -> brothers]
mão –> mãos [hand -> hands]
2. ão to ães
cão –> cães [dog -> dogs]
pão –> pães [bread -> bread (plural)]
alemão –> alemães [German --> Germans]
3. ão to ões
organização –> organizações [organization -> organizations]
gavião –> gaviões [hawk -> hawks]
avião –> aviões [airplane -> airplanes]
Also, nouns that end with “em” change to ens.
nuvem –> nuvens [cloud -> clouds]
bem –> bens [good -> goods]
trem –> trens [train -> trains]
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Plural nouns in Portuguese can be a little confusing, so we’re going to take a look at them in a three part series.
Today, we’re going to look at the set of regular nouns, which are the easiest to deal with.
1. Words ending in vowels
Just add an “s.”
janela –> janelas [window -> windows]
cotovelo –> cotovelos [elbow -> elbows]
jacaré –> jacarés [crocodile -> crocodiles}
2. Words ending in "r" "s" or "z"
Add an "es."
cor--> cores [color -> colors]
mês –> meses [month -> months]*
chafariz –> chafrizes [fountain -> fountains]
*note that the circumflex disappears in the plural
3. Words that are always plural
os parabéns [congratulations]
as costas [back] of body
os óculos [eyeglasses]
as férias [vacation]
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