Tips and notes

HOW TO USE DEFINITE ARTICLES O, OS, A, AS

Definite articles are the equivalent to the English word the, however, in Portuguese they can
vary depending on gender and number.
Every single object, idea or person in Portuguese is either masculine or feminine, except for
very particular cases. The definite article helps you then to determine if the noun is:

feminine = a

masculine = o

plural feminine = as

plural masculine = os.

Examples:

o travesseiro = the pillow (masculine singular)

os travesseiros = the pillows (masculine plural)

a cama = the bed (feminine singular)

as camas = the beds (feminine plural)

AND THE INDEFINITE ARTICLES?

They also have genders, matching the English words "a" and "an":

masculine = um

feminine = uma

Examples:

um carro = a car

um ovo = an egg

uma casa = a house

uma hora = an hour

Note: Portuguese doesn't have different words depending on the next word's beginning, so
both "a" and "an" translate the same (um or uma depending only on gender).

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The indefinite articles also have plural forms: uns and umas (masculine and feminine).
Their meaning, however, is "some":

Uns livros = some books

Umas palavras = some words