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Learning the Portuguese Adjectives displayed below is vital to the language. Portuguese Adjectives are words that describe or modify another person or thing in the sentence.
While in English an adjective doesn’t change when the noun changes, in Portuguese an adjective should agree in gender and number with the noun. For example:
a) Masculine to feminine example:
Este é o meu filho pequeno (this is my little son) becomes: Esta é a minha filha pequena (this is my little daughter)
As you can see from the example above, the adjective comes after the noun and also takes the feminine form,In Portuguese the adjective only cames before the noun only to renforce the idea:
a)Não tenho um marido rico, mas tenho um rico marido. (I don’t have a rich husband, but I have nice husband)
b) Singular to plural example:
Este é o meu gato branco (this is my white cat) becomes: Estes são os meus gatos brancos (these are my white cats).
As you can see from the example above, the adjective comes after the noun and also takes the plural form.
Here are some examples:
| English Adjectives | Portuguese Adjectives |
|---|---|
| adjectives | adjetivos |
| a green tree | uma árvore verde |
| a tall building | um edifício alto |
| a very old man | um homem muito idoso |
| the old red house | a velha casa vermelha |
| a very nice friend | um amigo muito legal |
Notice the structure of the Adjectives in Portuguese.
Below is a list of the Adjectives, Colors, Shapes, Sizes in Portuguese placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Portuguese vocabulary.
| English Adjectives | Portuguese Adjectives |
|---|---|
| colors | cores |
| black | preto |
| blue | azul |
| brown | marrom |
| gray | cinza |
| green | verde |
| orange | laranja |
| purple | roxo |
| red | vermelho |
| white | branco |
| yellow | amarelo |
| sizes | tamanhos |
| big | grande |
| deep | profundo |
| long | longo |
| narrow | estreito |
| short | curto |
| small | pequeno |
| tall | alto |
| thick | grosso |
| thin | fino |
| wide | largo |
| shapes | formas |
| circular | circular |
| straight | reto |
| square | quadrado |
| triangular | triangular |
| tastes | gostos |
| bitter | amargo |
| fresh | fresco |
| salty | salgado |
| sour | azedo |
| spicy | picante |
| sweet | doce |
| qualities | qualidades |
| bad | ruim |
| clean | limpo |
| dark | escuro |
| difficult | difícil |
| dirty | sujo |
| dry | seco |
| easy | fácil |
| empty | vazio |
| expensive | caro |
| fast | rápido |
| foreign | estrangeiro |
| full | completo |
| good | bom |
| hard | rígido |
| heavy | pesado |
| inexpensive | barato |
| light | leve |
| local | local |
| new | novo |
| noisy | barulhento |
| old | velho |
| powerful | poderoso |
| quiet | calmo |
| correct | correto |
| slow | lento |
| soft | macio |
| very | muito |
| weak | fraco |
| wet | molhado |
| wrong | errado |
| young | jovem |
| quantities | quantidades |
| few | poucos |
| little | pouco |
| many | muitos |
| much | muito |
| part | parte |
| some | alguns |
| a few | alguns |
| whole | inteiro |
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