plural in portuguese

HOW TO MAKE NOUNS PLURAL IN PORTUGUESE

Here are some rules for forming plural nouns in Brazilian Portuguese:

Words ending in vowels

Just add an “s.”

janela –> janelas [window -> windows] cotovelo –> cotovelos [elbow -> elbows] jacaré –> jacarés [crocodile -> crocodiles} 2. Words ending in "r" "s" or "z"

Add an "es."

cor--> cores [color -> colors] mês –> meses [month -> months]* chafariz –> chafrizes [fountain -> fountains]

*note that the circumflex disappears in the plural Words that are always plural

os parabéns [congratulations] as costas [back] of body os óculos [eyeglasses] as férias [vacation] Words ending in al

With these nouns, the al changes to ais. sinal –> sinais [stoplight -> stoplights] capital –> capitais [capital -> capitals] moral –> morais [moral --> morals] Words ending in el

Here, el becomes éis. papel –> papéis [paper -> papers] anel –> anéis [ring -> rings] hotel –> hoteis [hotel -> hotels] Words ending in il

These nouns change their endings to is. funil –> funis [funnel --> funnels] barril –> barris [barrel --> barrels]

Words ending in ol

These nouns have their endings changed to óis.

lençol –> lençóis farol –> faróis When a noun ends in “ão,” there are different rules for how to make it plural, and it is simply a matter of memorization to remember which nouns have which rule. 1. ão to ãos

irmão –> irmãos [brother -> brothers] mão –> mãos [hand -> hands] 2. ão to ães

cão –> cães [dog -> dogs] pão –> pães [bread -> bread (plural)] alemão –> alemães [German --> Germans]

3. ão to ões

organização –> organizações [organization -> organizations] gavião –> gaviões [hawk -> hawks] avião –> aviões [airplane -> airplanes] Also, nouns that end with “em” change to ens.

nuvem –> nuvens [cloud -> clouds] bem –> bens [good -> goods] trem –> trens [train -> trains]

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