te

From Old Galician-Portuguese te, from Latin tē (accusative of tū), from Proto-Indo-European *twé, *te, accusative of *túh₂ (“you”).

Vem comigo; levar-te-ei a casa. (formal)
Vem comigo, vou te levar pra casa. (informal)

Vais-te muito cedo.

particle of spontaneity, when it indicates that there was spontaneity in the action by its agent.


o

From Old Galician-Portuguese o (compare Galician o), from Vulgar Latin lo, *illu, from Latin illum, from ille (with an initial l having disappeared; compare Spanish lo).

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Não o perdoou por abandonar o serviço em vez de seguir você.

2003, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 75:

She didn't forgive him for abandoning his service instead of following you.

Por que, então, ela o conduzira àquele lugar?

2007, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte [Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows] (Harry Potter; 7), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 287:

Why, then, did she lead him to that place?

him, it (as a direct object; as an indirect object, see lhe; after prepositions, see ele)


os

→ Ambonese Malay: os

From Old Galician-Portuguese os, from Vulgar Latin *los, from Latin illōs.

Encontrei-os na rua.

third-person plural direct objective personal pronoun; them


menos

From Old Galician-Portuguese menos, displacing collateral form mẽos, from Latin minus, neuter of minor (“lesser; smaller”), comparative of parvus (“small”).

Menos pessoas correm.

Atirou com menos precisão.

fewer (a smaller number of), less (a smaller size or significance of)


um

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ũu (“one; a”), from Latin ūnum (“one”), from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos (“one”). Doublet of uno.

inh+

Chegou-me um e disse: "Olá!"

Comprei uns e me decepcionei.

element(s) of a previously mentioned class: one; some (in the plural)


as

From Old Galician-Portuguese as, from Latin illās (with an initial l having disappeared; compare Spanish las).

Encontrei-as na rua.

(third person personal) them (as a direct object; the corresponding indirect object is lhes; the form used after prepositions is elas)


al

From Old Galician-Portuguese al, from Vulgar Latin *ale, from Latin aliud, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos.


me

Latin language
Old Galician-Portuguese language

From Old Galician-Portuguese me, from Latin mē (accusative of ego), from Proto-Indo-European *(e)me-. As an objective indirect pronoun, possibly in part from Latin mihi (dative of ego), through a Vulgar Latin *mi.

Meus amigos me ligaram.

Você está me chamando de maluco?

2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 228:

first-person singular objective direct personal pronoun; me

Dê-me o copo.

first-person singular objective indirect personal pronoun; (to) me

Este tipo de tratamento me faz querer me enforcar.

This kind of treatment makes me want to hang myself.

first-person singular reflexive pronoun; myself

Fui-me embora daquele lugar.


nada

From Old Galician-Portuguese nada, from Latin (nūlla rēs) nāta (literally “no born thing, not a thing born”).

der

Não consigo ver nada.

No dia seguinte, os dois viram-se e evitaram-se em silencio, como se nada de extraordinario houvera entre elles acontecido na vespera.

1890, Aluizio Azevedo, chapter I, in O Cortiço, Rio de Janeiro: B. L. Garnier, page 17:

Um vulto encontrava-se dentro do carro. Daquela distância, Diana tentou perceber quem seria a companhia — nos dedos da catraia não brilhava nenhum anel de ouro, por isso seria namorado, acompanhante, amigo colorido, ou outras novidades que os miúdos inventam. Nas casas dos quarenta já nada nos espanta, nem apoquenta. A surpresa vem com a juventude e com a velhice chega a reflexão. No entretanto, sobeja a apatia.

2013, Carlos Sérgio Rodrigues, Anamnesis, Leya, →ISBN, pages 30–31:

(indefinite) nothing (not any thing; no thing)


tanto

pt-pron-adj

tanto (feminine tanta, masculine plural tantos, feminine plural tantas)

tanta (feminine)
tantos (masculine plural)
tantas (feminine plural)
tãto (alternative abbreviation obsolete)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese tanto, from Latin tantus.

inh+

so much / so many (a large or excessive amount)


tanto

tanto … quanto (canonical)
tãto (alternative abbreviation obsolete)

Li tantos livros quanto meu irmão.

I have read as many books as my brother.


c

(Brazil, Internet slang, text messaging) abbreviation of cê


q

(Internet slang, text messaging) abbreviation of que

(Internet slang, text messaging) abbreviation of quê (“what”)


ile

iles (plural)
ilu (alternative)
elo (alternative)
elu (alternative)
ili (alternative)

[…] sistemas que usam diferentes pronomes - principalmente ile, ili, elo e elu. O mais usado atualmente é o sistema ile*, […]

2021 March 17, André Fischer, “Linguagem neutra [Neutral language]”, in Manual ampliado de linguagem inclusiva [Extended inclusive language manual], Matrix Editora:

[…] systems that use different pronouns, - mainly ile, ili, elo and elu. The most used currently is the ile* system, […]

(gender-neutral, neologism, informal) they, them (singular). A gender-neutral or genderqueer singular third-person personal pronoun.


las

alternative form of as (third-person feminine plural objective pronoun) used as an enclitic and mesoclitic following a verb form ending in a consonant (-z, -r and -s, but not -m); the consonant is elided and the preceding vowel takes an accent if necessary


alternative form of a (third-person feminine singular objective pronoun) used as an enclitic following a verb form ending in a nasal vowel or diphthong


si

From Old Galician-Portuguese si, from Latin sibi, from Proto-Indo-European *sébʰye, dative of *swé (“self”). Cognate with French soi, Italian sé, Spanish sí.

(following a preposition) oneself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, yourselves, themselves


ti

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ti, from Latin tibi, from Proto-Indo-European *tébʰye, dative of *túh₂ (“you”).

Dá-los-ei a ti.


se

From Old Galician-Portuguese sse, se, from Latin sē.

Ela se viu no espelho.

third-person singular and plural reflexive pronoun; himself; herself; itself; themselves

Eu acordei e se vesti.

(nonstandard, colloquial, Brazil, highly proscribed) first-person singular reflexive pronoun; myself

Quando eles se conheceram?

third-person singular and plural reciprocal pronoun; each other; one another

Nós se beijámos.

(colloquial, nonstandard, Brazil, Alentejo) first-person plural reciprocal pronoun; each other; one another

E você se diz um professor!

second-person singular and plural reflexive and reciprocal pronoun, when used with second-person pronouns other than tu and vós; yourself; yourselves

Vive-se bem em Belém.

Sempre se usavam roupas elegantes nessas reuniões.

Elegant clothes were always worn in these meetings.

Começavam a fazer compras na venda; ensarilhavam-se discussões e resingas; ouviam-se gargalhadas e pragas; já se não fallava, gritava-se.

1890, Aluizio Azevedo, chapter III, in O Cortiço, Rio de Janeiro: B. L. Garnier, page 45:

People started shopping at the sale; arguments and quarrels were entangled; laughter and curses were heard; people no longer talked: they shouted.

a particle that passivizes the verb without specifying its agent

"Vão-se os reis, mas as nações ficam."

accessory, when it is used to embellish the verb without its omission impairing the understanding or changing the meaning

Ele morreu-se.

particle of spontaneity, when it indicates that there was spontaneity in the action by its agent


se

se sabe oq aconteceu??

(Brazil, text messaging) nonstandard spelling of cê (“you”)


la

alternative form of a (third-person feminine singular objective pronoun) used as an enclitic and mesoclitic following a verb form ending in a consonant (-z, -r and -s, but not -m); the consonant is elided and the preceding vowel takes an accent if necessary


eu

From Old Galician-Portuguese eu, from Late Latin eo, from Classical Latin egō̆. Doublet of ego.

Eu estava na esperança de encontrá-lo antes do jantar!

2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 184:

I (first-person singular personal pronoun)

(Brazil, nonstandard, proscribed) first-person singular prepositional pronoun; me


tu

From Old Galician-Portuguese tu, from Latin tū (“you”), from Proto-Italic *tū, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂ (“you”).

(informal in Portugal, literary, archaic or regional in Brazil) you; thou (singular second person pronoun)

Ela gosta de tu.

(Brazil, colloquial, proscribed) second-person singular prepositional pronoun


ele

pt-pron

ele m (feminine ela, masculine plural eles, feminine plural elas)

ela (feminine)
eles (masculine plural)
elas (feminine plural)
êle (alternative)
elle (alternative)
êlle (alternative obsolete)

Indo-Portuguese: êll

From Old Galician-Portuguese ele, from Latin ille (“that, he, she, it”).

Ele andou até mim.

Ele tem razão, eu não quero mais dormir no mesmo dormitório que ele, ele é doido.

2003, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 182:

He is right, I don't want to sleep in the same dormitory as him anymore, he is crazy.

Ele nunca vai reparar na gente [...]

2003, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 643:

Ele se aproximou e experimentou empurrá-la.

2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 359:

third-person masculine singular nominative personal pronoun; he; it

Eu gosto de conversar com ele.

third-person masculine singular prepositional pronoun; him; it

Um homem matou ele.

(Brazil) third-person masculine singular personal pronoun used in all positions; he; him; it


los

alternative form of os (third-person masculine plural objective pronoun) used as an enclitic and mesoclitic following a verb form ending in a consonant (-z, -r and -s, but not -m); the consonant is elided and the preceding vowel takes an accent if necessary


ela

From Old Galician-Portuguese ela, from Latin illa, feminine of ille. Cognate with Galician ela and Spanish ella.

Ela está aqui perto.

Pensei que você tivesse dito que ela estava só mandando você escrever!

2003, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 227:

I thought that you have said that she was just ordering you to write!

Ela sorriu encorajando-o.

2007, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte [Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows] (Harry Potter; 7), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 159:

third-person feminine singular nominative pronoun she; it

Dei flores a ela.

third-person feminine singular prepositional pronoun her

A gente encontrou ela.

(Brazil) third-person feminine singular pronoun used in all positions she; it; her


eles

From Old Galician-Portuguese elos, from Latin illōs, influenced by the singular form.

êis (alternative)
êles (alternative)
elles (alternative)
êlles (alternative obsolete)

Eles andaram até mim.

Obviamente eles não podem mais conversar [...]

2003, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 449:

Eles sorriram um para o outro.

2007, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte [Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows] (Harry Potter; 7), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 582:

Pensei que eles fossem invisíveis.

2007, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte [Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows] (Harry Potter; 7), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 588:

masculine third-person plural nominative personal pronoun; they

Eu gosto de conversar com eles.

masculine third-person plural prepositional pronoun; them

Um homem matou eles.

(Brazil) masculine third-person plural personal pronoun used in all positions; they; them


elas

From Old Galician-Portuguese ellas, from Latin illās, accusative feminine plural of ille.

they (a group of people other than the speaker, entirely female)

Vi elas cantando.

(Brazil) third-person feminine plural personal pronoun used in all positions; they; them; it


você

vocês (plural)
vossa mercê (alternative)
vossemecê (alternative)
vosmecê (alternative)
voncê (alternative)
sossemecê (alternative)
mecê (alternative)
vancê (alternative)
vacê (alternative)
vossuncê (alternative)
vassuncê (alternative)
suncê (alternative)
ocê (alternative)
cê (alternative Brazil slang)
vc (alternative)
se (alternative)

→ Ambonese Malay: ose

Syncope of vosmecê, elision of vossemecê, contraction of Old Galician-Portuguese vossa mercee (literally “your mercy”) (today's mercê) from Latin vostra + mercēs. Compare with Spanish usted (from vuestra merced (literally “your mercy”)) and Catalan vostè.

der

2003, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix, Rocco, page 227:

I thought that you had said that she was just ordering you to write!

(formal or semi-formal in Portugal, informal or formal in Brazil) second-person singular personal pronoun; you

Você pode levar um cavalo até a água, mas não pode fazê-lo beber.

You can take a horse to the water, but you can’t make it drink.


vocês

vocês m pl or f pl by sense (canonical)
vosmecês (alternative archaic)
vossemecês (alternative obsolete)
cês (alternative Brazil nonstandard)
ceis (alternative Brazil pronunciation-spelling)
vcs (alternative Internet)

you (second-person plural personal pronoun)


vós

From Old Galician-Portuguese vos, from Latin vōs, from Proto-Indo-European *wōs.

Vós deveis fugir.

Aonde ides vós?

(archaic, dialectal, literary, religion, or humorous) you, ye (second-person plural nominative and prepositional personal pronoun)

Deus, vós sois a minha força.

(archaic, dialectal, literary, religion, or humorous) you, thou (second-person singular nominative and prepositional pronoun used when addressing a deity, noble or certain powerful officials)


vos

É por isso que vos digo que...


nós

nós m pl or f pl by sense (canonical)
nos (alternative obsolete)
nòs (alternative obsolete)
nóis (alternative Brazil pronunciation-spelling)

From Old Galician-Portuguese nos, from Latin nōs (“we; us”), from Proto-Italic *nōs.

Nós estamos aqui.

Nós devíamos baixar a cabeça, baixar o topete. E fazer honestamente o nosso trabalho. Parar de invejar o sucesso do outro, de viver sempre tentando dar uma rasteira no nosso colega.

2008, Tom Azevedo, Me sinto propenso a perdoar os mortos, Clube de Autores, page 49:

first-person plural nominative personal pronoun: we

Os pássaros voaram até nós.

first-person plural prepositional pronoun: us

Ele derrubou nós!

(Brazil, colloquial, proscribed) first-person plural objective personal pronoun; us


nos

Ele dir-nos-ia o nome do indivíduo.

He would tell us the name of the individual.

Ele nos diria o nome do indivíduo.


nos

Tirem-nos daqui agora!

alternative form of os (third-person masculine plural objective pronoun) used as an enclitic following a verb form ending in a nasal vowel or diphthong


esse

pt-pron-adj

esse (feminine essa, masculine plural esses, feminine plural essas, neuter isso)

essa (feminine)
esses (masculine plural)
essas (feminine plural)
isso (neuter)
êsse (alternative)

From Old Galician-Portuguese esse, from Latin ipse (“himself”).

Esse é o segredo para vencer.

that (that one); this (this one) (indicates something already mentioned or understood from context)


lo

Contá-lo (contar)

Contámo-lo (contamos)

Fi-lo (fiz)

Tem-lo (tens)

alternative form of o (third-person masculine singular objective pronoun) used as an enclitic and mesoclitic following a verb form ending in a consonant (-z, -r and -s, but not -m); the consonant is elided and the preceding vowel takes an accent if necessary


gente

From Old Galician-Portuguese gente, from Latin gentem, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tis.

gnt (alternative Brazil Internet)
genti (alternative Brazil pronunciation-spelling)
gênti (alternative Brazil pronunciation-spelling)
gẽte (alternative abbreviation obsolete)


algo

From Old Galician-Portuguese algo, from Latin aliquod (“some; a few”).


muito

muito (feminine muita, masculine plural muitos, feminine plural muitas)

muita (feminine)
muitos (masculine plural)
muitas (feminine plural)
muyto (alternative obsolete)
moito (alternative archaic dialectal)

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From Old Galician-Portuguese muito, from Latin multus (“much; many”), from the Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tos (“crumbled, crumpled”, past passive participle). Compare Aragonese muito, Catalan molt, Galician moito, Italian molto, Romanian mult, Spanish mucho.

inh

Algumas são boas, muitas são ruins.

Se muitas forem deixadas destrancadas, isso pode causar problemas.

If too many are left unlocked, this can cause problems.


qui

eye dialect spelling of que, representing Brazil Portuguese


que

From Old Galician-Portuguese que, from Latin quid (“what”) (usurping as well the roles of Latin quod), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷid, compare *kʷís. Cognate with English who.

q (alternative Internet)
q̃ (alternative abbreviation obsolete)

Li uma notícia que era muito desagradável.

(relative) which; that; who (of those mentioned)

Era só mais um Silva que a estrela não brilha

1996, “Rap do Silva”, performed by MC Bob Rum:

He was just another Silva whose star doesn't shine


este

pt-pron-adj

este (feminine esta, masculine plural estes, feminine plural estas, neuter isto)

esta (feminine)
estes (masculine plural)
estas (feminine plural)
isto (neuter)
êste (alternative)

From Old Galician-Portuguese este (displacing collateral form aqueste), from Latin iste.

this one (indicates something or someone nearby)

this one (indicates something or someone about to be mentioned)

(of a unit of time) this (which is current)


tal

From Old Galician-Portuguese tal, from Latin tālis, from Proto-Indo-European *tód (“demonstrative pronoun”). Displaced collateral form atal.


meu

pt-pron-adj

meu (feminine minha, masculine plural meus, feminine plural minhas)

minha (feminine)
meus (masculine plural)
minhas (feminine plural)
mou (alternative)
miou (alternative)
mei (alternative)

Alentejo, Algarve, Azores, Madeira, unstressed

From Old Galician-Portuguese meu, from Latin meus, from Proto-Italic *meos.

A casa em si é minha, mas o terreno não é.

The house itself is mine, but the land isn't.

Minha por só uma semana, a caneta-tinteiro já parece um velho amigo.

Mine for only a week so far, the fountain pen already feels like an old friend.

mine (used absolutely, set off from the sentence)


elu

elus (plural)
ilu (alternative)
êlu (alternative)
ile (alternative)

Deve ser uma surpresa, elu pensa […] Elu estala os dedos e alonga o pescoço.

2017 July 5, Chuck Wendig, “Interlúdio: Aniquilador [Interlude: The Annihilator]”, in Marcas da Guerra: Dívida de Honra [Aftermath: Life Debt], Aleph:

It must be quite a surprise, they think […] They pop their knuckles and roll their neck.

(gender-neutral, neologism, informal) they, them (singular) (a gender-neutral or genderqueer singular third-person personal pronoun)


elle

pt-pron

elle m (feminine ella, plural elles, feminine plural ellas)

ella (feminine)
elles (plural)
ellas (feminine plural)

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of ele.


quanto

pt-pron-adj

quanto (feminine quanta, masculine plural quantos, feminine plural quantas)

quanta (feminine)
quantos (masculine plural)
quantas (feminine plural)
quãto (alternative abbreviation obsolete)

From Old Galician-Portuguese quanto, from Latin quantus (“how much; how many”). Doublet of quantum.

Você cobra quanto?

Quanto custa uma guitarra novinha?

Eu como quanto quiser.


elles

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of eles.


cada

From Old Galician-Portuguese cada, from Latin cata (“by”), from Ancient Greek κατά (katá).

Cada prato deve ser lavado.

each, every (qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items)

Fazes cada loucura!

Minha mãe faz cada bolo que nem o espero esfriar.

My mother makes such a cake that I don’t even wait for it to cool down.


a

From Old Galician-Portuguese a, from Latin illa (with the disappearance of an initial l; compare Spanish la).

Encontrei-a na rua.

her, it (as a direct object; as an indirect object, see lhe; after prepositions, see ela)


meo

meo (feminine minha, masculine plural meos, feminine plural minhas)

minha (feminine)
meos (masculine plural)
minhas (feminine plural)


qt

pt-pron

qt (feminine qta, plural qts, feminine plural qtas)

qta (feminine)
qts (plural)
qtas (feminine plural)
qnt (alternative)


elo

[…] sistemas que usam diferentes pronomes - principalmente ile, ili, elo e elu. […]

[…] systems that use different pronouns, - mainly ile, ili, elo and elu. […]


uns

From Latin ūnōs, accusative masculine plural of ūnus.


ambos

From Old Galician-Portuguese ambos, from Latin ambōs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi (“round about, around”).


outro

pt-pron-adj

outro (feminine outra, masculine plural outros, feminine plural outras)

outra (feminine)
outros (masculine plural)
outras (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese outro, from Latin alterum (“the other”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élteros (“the other of two”). Compare Spanish otro and French autre.

inh

O outro é melhor.

other one (not the one previously referred to)

Gostei tanto deste livro que quero ler outro.

I liked this book so much that I want to read another one.

Não gostei deste livro, quero outro.

I didn’t like this book, I want another one.

Ele gosta de ler, e eu sou outro.

He likes reading, and I’m another one who does.

another instance of someone or something that does something


seu

pt-pron

seu (feminine sua, masculine plural seus, feminine plural suas)

sua (feminine)
seus (masculine plural)
suas (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese seu, sou, from Latin suus, from Proto-Italic *sowos, from Proto-Indo-European *sewos, from *swé (“self”).

Elon Musk é o homem mais rico do mundo, e agora o Twitter é seu.

Elon Musk is the richest man in the world, and now Twitter is his.

Third-person singular possessive pronoun.

his (that or those belonging to, associated with, related to, or in the possession of him)

A Paula foi muito ousada nessa prova, então o troféu não vai ser seu.

Paula was very bold in this challenge, so the trophy won't be hers.

hers (that or those belonging to, associated with, related to, or in the possession of her)

A empresa argumentou no tribunal que os dados procurados pelos coletores de impostos não eram seus para lhes dar.

The company argued in court that the data sought by tax collectors wasn't its to give them.

Ninguém deve pegar o que não é seu.

theirs (that or those belonging to, associated with, related to, or in the possession of them)

Seus por só algumas semanas, os celulares já são como bonecos pras crianças.

Theirs for just some weeks, smartphones already feel like dolls to kids.

Second-person singular possessive pronoun.

A palavra é sua!

Second-person plural possessive pronoun.

Alunos, a sala é sua!

yours (that or those belonging to, associated with, related to, or in the possession of you), equivalent to de vocês


idem

(demonstrative) idem, ditto (the aforesaid, the same)


ellas

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of elas.


esta

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese esta, from Latin istam.


uma

From Old Galician-Portuguese ũa, from Latin ūna, feminine of ūnus (“one”), from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one”).

ũa (alternative archaic)
hua (alternative obsolete)
hũa (alternative obsolete)
huma (alternative obsolete)


aquella

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of aquela. Feminine singular of aquelle.


aquellas

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of aquelas. Feminine plural of aquelle.


nas

Façam-nas.

Farão-nas.

alternative form of as (third-person feminine plural objective pronoun) used as an enclitic following a verb form ending in a nasal vowel or diphthong


puto

From Old Galician-Portuguese puto, from Latin pūtus (“boy”). Cognate with Italian putto (“child”).

Não entendi puto.

(Portugal, colloquial) (indefinite) nothing (not any thing; no thing)


sua

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese sua, from Latin sua. Cognate with Galician súa.


quem

From Old Galician-Portuguese quen, from Latin quem (“whom”), accusative case of interrogative quis (“who?”) and relative quī (“who”).

kem (alternative Internet)
qm (alternative Internet)
queim (alternative Brazil pronunciation-spelling)
quẽ (alternative abbreviation obsolete)

Quem viu o novo filme?

Quem fez isso?

Com quem devo falar?

E este artigo foi escrito por quem?

(interrogative) who; whom (which person?)

Foi ele quem me falou de você.

A moça a quem dei meu número não me ligou.

The young lady I gave my number to hasn't called me.

(relative) who; whom; that (the person who[m] or that)

Não me lembro do nome de quem me ligou.

I don’t remember the name of the person who called me.

Quem quiser sair, que o faça.

A quem interessar possa, a decisão tomada está abaixo descrita.

To whom it may concern, the decision made is hereineafter described.

Um acordar alegre e farto de quem dormiu de uma assentada sete horas de chumbo

1890, Aluizio Azevedo, O Cortiço, Rio de Janeiro: B. L. Garnier:

A joyful and hearty awakening of someone who had slept for seven heavy hours straight. [Literally, “for seven lead-hours in a sitting”, because lead is a heavy metal.]

Nuno Leal Maia é um grande amigo dos amigos. Quem já conviveu ou convive com ele sabe da sua personalidade alegre e descontraída, sem estrelismo, que cativa as pessoas com o seu bom humor constante.

2006, Eduardo Giffoni Flórido, As grandes personagens da história do cinema brasileiro: 1970–1979 [The great personages in the history of Brazilian cinema: 1970–1979], Fraiha, →ISBN, page 130:

Nuno Leal Maia is a great big friend. Whoever had lived or lives with him knows of his overjoyed and easygoing personality, which has no haughtiness and captivates people with his never-changing good spirits.

Um vulto encontrava-se dentro do carro. Daquela distância, Diana tentou perceber quem seria a companhia — nos dedos da catraia não brilhava nenhum anel de ouro, por isso seria namorado, acompanhante, amigo colorido, ou outras novidades que os miúdos inventam. Nas casas dos quarenta já nada nos espanta, nem apoquenta. A surpresa vem com a juventude e com a velhice chega a reflexão. No entretanto, sobeja a apatia.

2013, Carlos Sérgio Rodrigues, Anamnesis, Leya, →ISBN, pages 30–31:

A shadowy figure could be seen inside the car. From her distance, Diana tried to make out who would be that companion: on the lass's fingers, there gleamed no golden ring, so that'd be a lover, a date, a friend with benefits, or other novelties kids make up these days. In our forties, nothing shocks us any more, nor bothers us. In youth there are many a surprise, and old age brings reflexion; nevertheless, apathy abounds.

(indefinite) those who; people who; anyone who; who(m)ever


minha

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese mĩa, mha, mia, from Latin mea.


essa

Form of esse (“this”). From Latin ipsam.

O senhor realizou extraordinária magia com essa varinha.

2007, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte, Rocco, page 508:

You have done extraordinary magic with that wand.


kem

(Internet slang) alternative spelling of quem


pouco

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese pouco, from Latin paucus, from Proto-Italic *paukos, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few”, “little”). Compare Galician pouco and Spanish poco.

der

Compramos muita comida, mas sobrou pouco.

We bought a lot of food, but little was left.

Saímos há pouco.

Sairemos daqui a pouco.


todos

From Old Galician-Portuguese todos, from Latin tōtōs, accusative masculine plural of tōtus (“all; every”), from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂ (“people”). By surface analysis, todo + -s.

Boêmio, falante, amigo do copo e das noitadas, folgazão e mulherengo, com todos convivia facilmente, mas suas presepadas por vezes pesavam demais e deixavam ressentimentos.

1999, Adroaldo Furtado Fabrício, Causos da Bossoroca e de outras querências, Editora AGE Ltda., →ISBN, page 65:


quais

quaes (alternative obsolete)
quays (alternative obsolete)


no

Eles removeram-no do grupo devido a mau comportamento da sua parte.

They removed him from the group due to bad behavior on his behalf.

Costumava estar aqui um copo, mas eles partiram-no quando cá estiveram.

There used to be a glass here, but they broke it when they were here.

alternative form of o (third-person masculine singular objective pronoun) used as an enclitic following a verb form ending in a nasal vowel or diphthong


aquilo

From Old Galician-Portuguese aquilo, from Vulgar Latin *eccum illum, neuter singular of *eccum ille.

Ou isto ou aquilo

[It's] either this or that (there's no third option)

(obsolete, literature, literary) that sentence; that word, that dictum


ella

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of ela.


qual

From Old Galician-Portuguese qual, from Latin quālis (“which”).

Qual é maior?


poucos

Sobraram poucos.

Poucos ficaram.


suas

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


isso

From Old Galician-Portuguese esso, from Latin ipsum, neuter of ipse (“itself”).

Coma isso logo para podermos sair.

“a crítica de rádio era de baixar a ripa, não endeusava ninguém, não ganhava para isso”

2001, Stella Caymmi, Dorival Caymmi: o mar e o tempo, Editora 34, →ISBN, page 301:

Conserte isso, sua imprestável, conserte isso!

2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 163:

Quando embarquei para Abrolhos, não fazia a mínima idéia de como iria se desenrolar o processo, só sabia que coletaria a água com a energia deixada pelas baleias; mas quando e como faria isso era uma incógnita.

2006, Cássia Marina Moreira, Águas que transformam, Editora Agora, →ISBN, page 32:

(demonstrative) that (the thing near you; the thing mentioned that concerns you)

Isso é muito difícil.

(demonstrative, informal, Brazil) this (the thing near me; the thing mentioned that concerns me)


lhe

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From Old Galician-Portuguese lle, from earlier Old Galician-Portuguese li , from Latin illī, dative of ille. Cognate with Old Spanish ge and Italian gli (dative).

Comprámos um cão e demos-lhe um bom banho.

We bought a dog and gave him quite a bath.

Compramos um cão e lhe demos um bom banho.

pt:3rd person indirect objective pronoun

Senhora, estas rosas foram-lhe entregues.

Miss, these roses have been delivered to you.

Senhora, estas rosas lhe foram entregues.

pt:2nd person indirect objective pronoun

dative of você, o senhor, and a senhora: (to) you

Doía-lhe o braço.

Doía o braço (dele).

(Portugal) equivalent to a third- or second-person possessive pronoun

Eu nunca me importei até lhe conhecer.

Eu lhe amava e mergulhava no seu olhar de onça menina.

I loved her and immersed myself in her jaguar girl gaze.


mim

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From Old Galician-Portuguese mi, min from Latin mihi, from Proto-Indo-European *méǵʰye, dative of *éǵh₂ (“I”).

mi (alternative archaic)
my (alternative obsolete)
mym (alternative obsolete)

E quantos serão bastante tolos para ficar longe de mim?

2000, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Cálice de Fogo, Rocco, page 514:

And how many will be foolish enough to stay away from me?

prepositional pronoun
prepositional pronoun#English

first-person singular prepositional pronoun

subordinate clause
subordinate clause#English

(proscribed) used instead of eu as the subject of a subordinate clause following para, eg: para mim fazer instead of standard para eu fazer (for me to do)


muita

Este gelado é muita bom.


teu

pt-pron-adj

teu (feminine tua, masculine plural teus, feminine plural tuas)

tua (feminine)
teus (masculine plural)
tuas (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese tou, from Latin tuus, from Proto-Italic *towos.

A casa em si é tua, mas o terreno é meu.

The house itself is yours, but the land is mine.

O teu é suficiente para sobreviver?

Tua por só uma semana, o quadro já parece um velho amigo.

Yours for only a week so far, the painting already feels like an old friend.

yours (singular) (that or those belonging to, associated with, related to, or in the possession of you)

2009, Bíblia Sagrada, edition Almeida Revista e Corrigida, Brazilian Bible Society, Mateus 25:24–25

Mas, chegando também o que recebera um talento disse: Senhor, eu conhecia-te, que és um homem duro, que ceifas onde não semeaste e ajuntas onde não espalhaste; e, atemorizado, escondi na terra o teu talento; aqui tens o que é teu.

But, the one who had received a talent also coming, he said, "Lord, I knew thee to be a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow and gathering where thou didst not scatter; and, afraid, I hid thy talent in the dirt; here thou hast what is thine."

(Brazil, archaic, religion) thine (that or those belonging to, associated with, related to, or in the possession of thee)


isto

From Old Galician-Portuguese isto, from Latin istud, neuter of iste (“that”).

Te entregarei isto; acho que vale algo.

I will hand this over to you; I think it’s worth something.

Isto não é fácil.

this (the thing being discussed; the current situation)

(obsolete, literary) this sentence, this word, this dictum


a gente

arrente (alternative Northeast-Brazil pronunciation-spelling)
a gênti (alternative Brazil pronunciation-spelling)
a gentchi (alternative Brazil pronunciation-spelling)

Se ao menos a gente pudesse ouvir o que estão dizendo!

2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 100:

If we could at least hear what they're saying!

(colloquial) we (first-person plural personal pronoun, conjugated in the third person)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see a, gente.


o que

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese o que.

inh+

O que aconteceu?

Ele sabe o que ele quer.


o quê

From o (“the”) + quê (indefinite pronoun).

(interrogative) what (only in a sentence’s object)


o qual

pt-pron-adj

o qual (feminine a qual, masculine plural os quais, feminine plural as quais)

a qual (feminine)
os quais (masculine plural)
as quais (feminine plural)

Aqui está a casa na qual vivia o meu irmão.

Here is the house in which my brother lived.

João riu muito quando a Heleninha contou que tinha um ursinho de estimação, sem o qual não saberia viver, e que ele se chamava Tedi.

2012, Luís Fernando Veríssimo, “O conselheiro”, in Diálogos Impossíveis, Rio de Janeiro: Editora Objetiva, →ISBN, page 13:

John laughed a lot when Heleny told him that she had a pet teddy bear, without which she wouldn't know how to live, and that his name was Tedi.

Okonomiyaki: Vulgarmente conhecida como "pizza japonesa", é uma espécie de panqueca assada em chapa quente, sobre a qual são dispostos frutos do mar, vegetais e até queijo. Okonomi significa "ao seu gosto", e, em alguns restaurantes especializados, o próprio cliente prepara o seu prato, à frente de uma chapa, misturando os ingredientes de sua preferência. Geralmente é finalizado com maionese, tarê (molho adocicado de shoyu) e katsuobushi.

2015, Jo Takahashi, Izakaya: Por dentro dos botecos japoneses, Editora Melhoramentos, →ISBN, pages 194–195:

Okonomiyaki: Commonly known as “Japanese pizza”, it is a kind of pancake baked on a hot griddle, on which seafood, vegetables and even cheese are placed. Okonomi means “to your liking”, and in some specialized restaurants, the customer prepares their own dish in front of a griddle, mixing the ingredients of their choice. It is usually finished with mayonnaise, tarê (a sweet soy sauce) and katsuobushi.


tudo

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese todo, from Latin tōtus (“all; everything”).

inh+

O dinheiro não é tudo.

A Jussara estava a fim de um cara e bolou um plano para conhecê-lo. Ou para ele a conhecer. Um plano minucioso, que descreveu para as amigas como se fosse uma operação militar. Em vez de conquistar um reduto inimigo, Jussara conquistaria o cara, que se renderia ao seu ataque. Ela acreditava que, no amor como na guerra, audácia era tudo.

2012, Luís Fernando Veríssimo, “A tática da bolsa”, in Diálogos Impossíveis, Rio de Janeiro: Editora Objetiva, →ISBN, page 119:

Jussara fancied a guy and she devised a plan to meet him. Or for him to meet her. A thorough plan, that she described to her friends as if it were a military operation. Instead of conquering an enemy stronghold, Jussara would conquer the guy, who would surrender to her attack. She believed that, in love as in war, boldness was everything.

(figurative) everything that is essential

Está tudo louco aqui!

everyone; all (all people in general or in a specific group)


quê

Pensas no quê?

Quê?

(interrogative, sentence-final) what (which thing)


outros

Outros poderão vir.


nosoutros

head

nosoutros m pl (feminine plural nosoutras)

nosoutras (feminine plural)
nós outros (alternative)

From Spanish nosotros, equivalent to nós + outros.

(Barrancos, otherwise nonstandard) we (masculine plural)

(Barrancos, otherwise nonstandard, disjunctive, locative) ourselves


teus

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tantos

Diante dessa confusão, é uma surpresa que tantos tenham obtido nota para passar nessa matéria.

2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 141:

From this confusion, it is a surprise that so much people had obtained grades to be approved in this subject.


ninguém

From Latin nec (“not any”) + quem (“whom”).

ninguêm (alternative)
ninguem (alternative)

Não podemos discuti-la com mais ninguém.

2007, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte [Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows] (Harry Potter; 7), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 376:


porra nenhuma

/ˈpo.ʁɐ nẽˈɲũ.mɐ/

/ˈpo.ʁɐ nẽˈɲũ.mɐ/

/ˈpo.ʁɐ nẽˈɲũ.mɐ/

(Brazil, vulgar, idiomatic) nothing, fuck all


algum

pt-pron-adj

algum (feminine alguma, masculine plural alguns, feminine plural algumas)

alguma (feminine)
alguns (masculine plural)
algumas (feminine plural)
algũ (alternative obsolete)
alghum (alternative obsolete)

From Old Galician-Portuguese algũu, from Vulgar Latin *alicūnus, from Latin aliquis + ūnus. Compare Spanish alguno, French aucun, Italian alcuno.


algumas

alguas (alternative)
algũas (alternative)

[aʊ̯ˈɡũ.mɐs]

[aʊ̯ˈɡũ.mɐs]

[aʊ̯ˈɡũ.mɐʃ]


muitas

[ˈmũɪ̯̃.tɐs]

[ˈmũɪ̯̃.tɐs]

[ˈmũɪ̯̃.tɐʃ]


muitos

[ˈmũɪ̯̃.tuʃ]


vosso

vosso (feminine vossa, masculine plural vossos, feminine plural vossas)

vossa (feminine)
vossos (masculine plural)
vossas (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese vosso, from Latin vostrum, from earlier vester, from Proto-Italic *westeros.

O prémio é vosso!

(archaic or religious in Brazil) yours (plural) (that or those belonging to, associated with, related to, or in the possession of you)


lhes

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From Latin illis, dative plural of ille. Compare Galician lles, Spanish les.

indirect object of vocês, os senhores, and as senhoras

(colloquial, Brazil, proscribed) direct object of vocês

(colloquial, Brazil, proscribed) direct object of eles and elas


aquela

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *eccum illa, feminine singular of *eccum ille, from Latin eccum + ille.


geral

From Old Galician-Portuguese gẽeral, from Latin generālis (“general”). Doublet of general.

Geral tá contra isso.

(Brazil, slang) everyone, everybody (or at least the majority of a group)


vc

vc qr tc?

vc tem qnts anos?

Kd vc?
Naum sei pq
Vc sumiu
To cum sds
De qdo
LOL
Por qq besteira

2014, Mônica d'Olliveira, Rodopios: Antologia, Editora Filhos do Vento, →ISBN, page 19:

(Internet slang, text messaging) abbreviation of você


vcs

(Internet slang, text messaging) abbreviation of vocês; plural of vc


vose

(Internet slang) alternative spelling of você (“you”)


uma pá

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see uma, pá.


cê

cês (plural)
'cê (alternative)
se (alternative Internet nonstandard)

Cê sabe da última?

Cê tá onde?

(Brazil, informal) you (singular, subject)


nosso

nosso (feminine nossa, masculine plural nossos, feminine plural nossas)

nossa (feminine)
nossos (masculine plural)
nossas (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese nosso, from Latin nostrum (“our”), from Proto-Italic *nosteros.

Ei, vocês não podem levar isso! É nosso!

ours (that or those belonging to, associated with, related to, or in the possession of us, excluding the person(s) being addressed)

A gente deve pedir o notebook de volta. Afinal de contas, ele é nosso.

We should ask for the laptop back. After all, it's ours.

ours (that or those belonging to, associated with, related to, or in the possession of us, including the person(s) being addressed)

A comida francesa é melhor do que a nossa.

ours (that or those belonging to, associated with, related to, or in the possession of any entity that the speaker is a part of or identifies with)

À medida que crescemos, certas responsabilidades passam a ser nossas.

As we grow up, certain responsibilities become ours.

ours (that or those belonging to, associated with, related to, or in the possession of people in general)

Olá, pessoal! Nesse vídeo vou mostrar como faço meu pão de ló de cabeça para baixo. Tem muita receita pra esse tipo de bolo, mas a nossa é a melhor.

Hey guys, in this video I'll show you how I make my upside-down sponge cake. There are lots of recipes for these, but ours is the best.

ours (used to imply connection between the speaker's experiences or activities and a group of listeners)


vossa

From Old Galician-Portuguese vossa, from Latin vostra(m).


todo mundo

Likely contraction of the more grammatical form todo o mundo (“the entire world”).

Francamente, vão acordar todo mundo!

2000, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Prisioneiro de Azkaban [Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban] (Harry Potter; 3), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 336:

Frankly, you are going to wake up everybody!


essas

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese essas, from Latin ipsās, from ipse.

inh+

Com todo o trabalho que tive para conseguir essas?

2003, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 143:

After all the trouble I had to get those?


alguém

From Old Galician-Portuguese alguen, conflation of algũ and quen. Compare Spanish alguien.

Está vindo alguém buscar você. Olhe.

2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 127:


demais

[d͡ʒiˈmaɪ̯ʃ]

From Old Galician-Portuguese demais, from Latin dē + magis (“more”).

d+ (alternative Brazil Internet)
D+ (alternative Brazil Internet)

Iremos ao lago. Os demais irão ao cinema.

We are going to the lake. The others are going to the cinema.

(with article) the rest (of them), others


neca

Uncertain. Perhaps from Latin nec (“nor, not”).


ninguem

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of ninguém.


ngm

(Brazil, Internet slang, text messaging) abbreviation of ninguém (“nobody”)


o senhor

pt-pron-adj

o senhor (feminine a senhora, masculine plural os senhores, feminine plural as senhoras)

a senhora (feminine)
os senhores (masculine plural)
as senhoras (feminine plural)

(formal) second-person masculine singular personal pronoun; you

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see o, senhor.


qualquer

quaisquer (plural)
qq (alternative abbreviation)
qlqr (alternative abbreviation)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese qual quer, from qual + quer. Compare Catalan qualque, Galician calquera, Spanish cualquier and French quelque.

inh+

Qualquer de meus amigos pode te ajudar.

Qualquer pode fazer esse trabalho.


aquele

pt-pron-adj

aquele (feminine aquela, masculine plural aqueles, feminine plural aquelas, neuter aquilo)

aquela (feminine)
aqueles (masculine plural)
aquelas (feminine plural)
aquilo (neuter)
aquêle (alternative)
aquelle (alternative)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese aquele, from Vulgar Latin *eccum ille, from Latin eccum + ille. Cognate with Spanish aquel.

inh+

Quem é aquela?

that over there, yon (far from the speaker and the listener)


aqueles

aquêles (alternative)
aquelles (alternative)


sua santidade

His Holiness (third-person form of address for high-ranking religious leader)


(dated, Brazil, Internet slang, text messaging) abbreviation of vocês; plural of vc, plural of vç


nóis

eye dialect spelling of nós, representing Brazil Portuguese


elos

plural of elo (“they (gender-neutral singular)”)


quaisquer

[ˌkwaɪ̯ʃˈkɛχ]


outrem

[ˈo(ʊ̯).tɾẽɪ̯̃]

From Old Galician-Portuguese outre, from Latin alterī (“to the other”), dative singular of alter (“the other”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élteros (“the other of two”). The nasalization of the final vowel is probably due to influence of alguém and/or quem.

uder

Ele gasta dinheiro de outrem.


aquelle

pt-pron-adj

aquelle (feminine aquella, masculine plural aquelles, feminine plural aquellas, neuter aquillo)

aquella (feminine)
aquelles (masculine plural)
aquellas (feminine plural)
aquillo (neuter)

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of aquele.


o mesmo

o mesmo (feminine a mesma, masculine plural os mesmos, feminine plural as mesmas)

a mesma (feminine)
os mesmos (masculine plural)
as mesmas (feminine plural)

O mesmo de ontem ocorreu hoje.

The same thing that happened yesterday happened today.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see o, mesmo.

Após ler o livro, o mesmo deve ser devolvido à biblioteca.

After you read the book, the latter must be returned to the library.

(formal, sometimes proscribed) the latter, he/she/it


as mesmas

/ɐʒ ˈmeʒ.mɐʃ/


a senhora

/ɐ sɨˈɲo.ɾɐ/


as senhoras

/a sẽˈɲo.ɾɐʃ/

/ɐʃ sɨˈɲo.ɾɐʃ/

/ɐ ʃɨˈɲo.ɾɐʃ/

formal feminine plural personal pronoun; feminine plural of o senhor


os senhores

/uʃ sɨˈɲo.ɾɨʃ/

/u ʃɨˈɲo.ɾɨʃ/

formal masculine plural personal pronoun; plural of o senhor


Sua Alteza

(formal) His Highness, Her Highness (a title of respect used to address a prince or princess)


Sua Majestade

pt-pron

Sua Majestade f (plural Suas Majestades)

(formal) His Majesty, Her Majesty (title of respect used for kings, queens, emperors and empresses)


êle

êle (feminine ela, plural êles, feminine plural elas)

ela (feminine)
êles (plural)
elas (feminine plural)

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1971 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal) of ele.


qq

(Internet slang, text messaging) abbreviation of qualquer


muyto

pt-pron-adj

muyto (feminine muyta, masculine plural muytos, feminine plural muytas)

muyta (feminine)
muytos (masculine plural)
muytas (feminine plural)


ocê

pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling

pronunciation spelling of você, representing Caipira Portuguese


vossemecê

pt-pron

vossemecê m or f by sense (plural vossemecês)


vç

(Internet slang, text messaging) abbreviation of você (“you”)


êlle

êlle (feminine ella, plural êlles, feminine plural ellas)

ella (feminine)
êlles (plural)
ellas (feminine plural)


êsse

êsse (feminine essa, plural êsses, feminine plural essas)

essa (feminine)
êsses (plural)
essas (feminine plural)

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1971 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal) of esse.


êste

êste (feminine esta, masculine plural estes, feminine plural estas, neuter isto)

esta (feminine)
estes (masculine plural)
estas (feminine plural)
isto (neuter)

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1971 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal) of este.


iles

plural of ile (“they (gender-neutral singular)”)


cada um

Cada um deles foi à praia.

Cada um recebe o que merece.


vçs

vçs m pl or f pl by sense (canonical)
vç (singular)

(Internet slang, text messaging) abbreviation of vocês; plural of vç


cada uma

feminine singular of cada um (“each one”)


um ao outro

um ao outro m (feminine uma à outra, plural uns aos outros, feminine plural umas às outras)

uma à outra (feminine)
uns aos outros (plural)
umas às outras (feminine plural)

each other; one another (reciprocal pronoun)


quem quer que

[ˈkẽɪ̯̃ ˈkɛh ki]

[ˈkẽɪ̯̃ ˈkɛh ki]

[ˈkẽɪ̯̃ ˈkɛɾ ki]

[ˈkẽɪ̯̃ ˈkɛχ ki]

[ˈkẽɪ̯̃ ˈkɛɻ ke]

/ˈkɐ̃j̃ ˈkɛɾ kɨ/


você-sabe-quem

you-know-who (known and unmentioned person)


pouquinho

From pouco (“little of something”) + -inho.


quem-nós-sabemos

[ˌkɐ̃j̃ˌnɔʃ.sɐˈβe.muʃ]

[ˌkɐ̃j̃ˌnɔ.ʃɐˈβe.muʃ]


qualquer que seja

whatever; whichever (no matter which; any)


um pouco

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ũu pouco.

inh+

Estava com fome, então comi um pouco.

a few; a little; a bit (a small amount or number of something)


aquelles

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of aqueles. Masculine plural of aquelle.


tal e tal

pt-pron

tal e tal m or f by sense (plural tais e tais)


aqueste

pt-pron-adj

aqueste (feminine aquesta, masculine plural aquestes, feminine plural aquestas, neuter aquisto)

aquesta (feminine)
aquestes (masculine plural)
aquestas (feminine plural)
aquisto (neuter)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese aqueste (“this”), from Vulgar Latin *eccum iste, from Latin eccum with iste.

inh+

Instituto Camões — Registros Sonoros, Monsanto 2


alghum

pt-pron-adj

alghum (feminine alghuma, masculine plural alghuns, feminine plural alghumas)

alghuma (feminine)
alghuns (masculine plural)
alghumas (feminine plural)


algũ

algũ (feminine algũa, masculine plural algũ, feminine plural algũas)

algũa (feminine)
algũ (masculine plural)
algũas (feminine plural)


queim

eye dialect spelling of quem, representing Brazil Portuguese


quãto

quãto (feminine quãta, masculine plural quãtos, feminine plural quãtas)

quãta (feminine)
quãtos (masculine plural)
quãtas (feminine plural)


a gentchi

eye dialect spelling of a gente, representing Brazil Portuguese


arrente

pronunciation spelling of a gente, representing Northeast Brazil Portuguese


ceis

eye dialect spelling of vocês, representing Brazil Portuguese


vosmecês

vosmecês m pl or f pl by sense (canonical)


vossemecês

pt-pron

vossemecês m pl or f pl by sense (singular vossemecê)

vossemecês m pl or f pl by sense (canonical)
vossemecê (singular)


êles

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1971 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal) of eles.


necas de pitibiribas

From the plural of neca, apparently from Latin nec (“nor, not”).


neca de pitibiriba

necas de pitibiribas
necas de pitibiribas#Portuguese

alternative form of necas de pitibiribas


que seja

A mim não importa se o meu médico é comunista ou o que seja.

It does not matter to me if my doctor is a communist or whatever.

whatever (whatever it is: expresses both uncertainty and indifference towards the nature of something)


para dar e vender

pra dar e vender (alternative colloquial)

Ela tem amor para dar e vender.


todes

Usando o mote “Para Todes”, em vez do feminino para todas ou do masculino para todos, a marca defende que o produto que estão lançando, um BB Cream Mate, pode ser usado por homens, mulheres, héteros, gays, lésbicas, bis, trans e cis.

2016 June 28, Ligia Helena, “Para Todes: Avon dá show de diversidade em nova campanha”, in CLAUDIA:

Using the motto “For Everyone”, instead of feminine for all or masculine for all, the brand defends that the product they are launching, a BB Cream Mate, can be used by men, women, straights, gays, lesbians, bis, trans and cis.

(nonstandard) gender-neutral neologism for todos and todas (“everyone”)


pra dar e vender

para dar e vender
para dar e vender#Portuguese

(colloquial) syncopic form of para dar e vender


elus

plural of elu (“they (gender-neutral singular)”)


Vossa Alteza

(formal) Your Highness (a title of respect used to address a prince or princess)


Vossa Majestade

Vossa Majestade f (plural Vossas Majestades)

Vossas Majestades (plural)
V.M. (alternative initialism)

[ˈvɔ.sɐ mɐ.ʒɨʃˈta.ðɨ]

[ˈvɔ.sɐ mɐ.ʒɨʃˈta.ðɨ]

[ˈbɔ.sɐ mɐ.ʒɨʃˈta.ðɨ]

(formal) Your Majesty (title of respect)


meritíssimo

Borrowed from Latin meritissimus, superlative of meritus (“deserved, meritorious”). See mérito and -íssimo.

Meritíssimo (alternative pronoun)
MM. (alternative)
M.ᵐᵒ (alternative)

(law) title used to address a judge; your Honor


Vossa Excelência

Vossa Excelência f (plural Vossas Excelências)

your Excellency (title used to address a top-important and generally State-related person)

(law) your Honor (title used to address a judge)


bulhufas

Não entendo bulhufas do que ele diz.

(informal) absolutely nothing, nothing, nothing at all (which doesn't exist and has no importance)


euzinho

(colloquial) diminutive of eu; little old me


euzinha

[ˌeʊ̯ˈzĩ.j̃ɐ]

[ˌeʊ̯ˈzĩ.j̃ɐ]

(colloquial) feminine of euzinho; diminutive of eu (feminine); little old me


qm

(Internet slang, text messaging) abbreviation of quem


V. Ex.ª

Vossa Excelência
Vossa Excelência#Portuguese


nicles

Ultimately borrowed from Medieval Latin nichil, from Latin nihil.


alguma coisa

Macanese: ancusa

Compare Spanish alguna cosa, Galician algunha cousa.


aquêle

pt-pron-adj

aquêle (feminine aquela, masculine plural aquêles, feminine plural aquelas, neuter aquilo)

aquela (feminine)
aquêles (masculine plural)
aquelas (feminine plural)
aquilo (neuter)

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1971 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal) of aquele.


nadica de nada

(Brazil, informal, emphatic) absolutely nothing, nothing at all


aquillo

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of aquilo.


ninguêm

(European Portuguese spelling) Pre-reform spelling (used until 1920) of ninguém.


V.M.

Vossa Majestade
Vossa Majestade#Portuguese

initialism of Vossa Majestade (“Your Majesty”)


Vossas Majestades

/ˈvɔ.sɐʒ mɐ.ʒɨʃˈta.dɨʃ/

[ˈvɔ.sɐʒ mɐ.ʒɨʃˈta.ðɨʃ]

/ˈvɔ.sɐʒ mɐ.ʒɨʃˈta.dɨʃ/

[ˈvɔ.sɐʒ mɐ.ʒɨʃˈta.ðɨʃ]

/ˈbɔ.sɐʒ mɐ.ʒɨʃˈta.dɨʃ/

[ˈbɔ.sɐʒ mɐ.ʒɨʃˈta.ðɨʃ]


Suas Majestades

[ˈsu.ɐʒ mɐ.ʒɨʃˈta.ðɨʃ]


Vossa Majestade Imperial

[ˈvɔ.sɐ mɐ.ʒɨʃˌta.ð‿ĩ.pɨˈɾjaɫ]

[ˈvɔ.sɐ mɐ.ʒɨʃˌta.ð‿ĩ.pɨˈɾjaɫ]

[ˈbɔ.sɐ mɐ.ʒɨʃˌta.ð‿ĩ.pɨˈɾjaɫ]

Your Imperial Majesty
Your Imperial Majesty

Your Imperial Majesty (title of respect)


o que quer que

O que quer que aconteça, eu sempre vou te amar.

Whatever happens, I will always love you.


nós outros

head

nós outros m pl (feminine plural nós outras)

nós outras (feminine plural)
nosoutros (alternative)

Survives only in Portuñol and select foreign-influenced dialects (compare Spanish nostros and Galician nosoutros).

(Barrancos, otherwise dated) we (masculine plural)

(Barrancos, otherwise dated, disjunctive, locative) ourselves


aquêles

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1971 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal) of aqueles. Masculine plural of aquêle.