Portuguese/Contents/Common Prepositions and Contractions

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[edit] Common Prepositions and Contractions

Prepositions are words that describe location, for instance, 'at', 'of' etc.

However, unlike in English, some of these contract. That means they join with other words to form new words. Here are the prepositions, with the contractions with definite and indefinite articles.


Common Portuguese Prepositions and their Contractions
em
means in, on or at


em + o = no
em + a = na
em + os = nos
em + as = nas
em + um = num
em + uma = numa
em + uns = nuns
em  + umas = numas
por
means by, through or for


por + o = pelo
por + a = pela
por + os = pelos
por + as = pelas

por does not combine with um, uma, uns or umas
 a
means at or to


a + o = ao
a + a = à
a + os = aos
a + as = às

a does not combine with um, uma, uns or umas.
de
means of or from


de + o = do
de + a = da
de + os = dos
de + as = das
de + um = dum
de + uma = duma
de + uns = duns

de + umas = dumas
para
means for, to, so that, in order to


para does not combine with any other words.
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