Ch 16 · Lesson 8Portuguese · Chapter 16 · Lesson 8 · Grammar primer
Adjectives
Prescribed by the Edexcel specification - revisited.
The short version
The adjective agrees even after
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A Portuguese adjective copies its noun's gender and number wherever it sits, including after and , where learners forget it most. The gender comes from the noun, not the speaker: a woman describing her car says o , because is masculine.
Old friend or elderly friend? Check the order
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Most adjectives go after the noun. A few change meaning when they move in front: after, they state a fact; before, they say how the speaker sees it. is an elderly friend, is one you have known for years.
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Most adjectives ending in -e or a consonant have one form for both genders and change only for the plural: , , . The ones to watch go the other way: becomes , and becomes .
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