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Portuguese Language Grammar
1. Introduction to Portuguese Grammar
2. Nouns
3. Articles
4. Adjectives
5. Pronouns
6. Verbs
7. Adverbs
8. Prepositions
9. Conjunctions
10. Sentence Structure
11. European vs. Brazilian Portuguese Grammar
Pronouns
Personal Pronouns
Subject Pronouns
First person singular: eu
Second person singular: tu
Third person singular: ele/ela
First person plural: nós
Second person plural: vós
Third person plural: eles/elas
Direct Object Pronouns
First person singular: me
Second person singular: te
Third person singular: o/a
First person plural: nos
Second person plural: vos
Third person plural: os/as
Indirect Object Pronouns
First person singular: me
Second person singular: te
Third person singular: lhe
First person plural: nos
Second person plural: vos
Third person plural: lhes
Prepositional Pronouns
First person singular: mim
Second person singular: ti
Third person singular: si
First person plural: conosco
Second person plural: convosco
Pronoun Placement
Proclisis
Pronoun Before the Verb
Trigger Words and Expressions
Enclisis
Pronoun After the Verb
Usage in Affirmative Sentences
Mesoclisis
Pronoun in the Middle of the Verb
Usage with Future Tenses
Usage with Conditional Tenses
Regional and Register Differences
Reflexive Pronouns
Forms and Usage
Reflexive Verbs
Reciprocal Actions
Possessive Pronouns and Adjectives
Possessive Adjectives
First person singular: meu/minha/meus/minhas
Second person singular: teu/tua/teus/tuas
Third person singular: seu/sua/seus/suas
First person plural: nosso/nossa/nossos/nossas
Second person plural: vosso/vossa/vossos/vossas
Possessive Pronouns
Forms and Usage
Ambiguity and Clarification
Demonstrative Pronouns and Adjectives
Proximity to Speaker
este/esta/estes/estas
isto
Proximity to Listener
esse/essa/esses/essas
isso
Distance from Both
aquele/aquela/aqueles/aquelas
aquilo
Usage in Sentences
Relative Pronouns
que
quem
cujo/cuja/cujos/cujas
onde
Usage in Relative Clauses
Interrogative Pronouns
que
quem
qual/quais
quanto/quanta/quantos/quantas
Usage in Questions
Indefinite Pronouns
alguém
ninguém
tudo
nada
cada
algum/alguma
nenhum/nenhuma
outro/outra
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