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

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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