Study Resource: List of common conjunctions in Brazilian Portuguese
In Brazilian Portuguese conjunctions (linking words/phrases) come in two major types:
Coordinating conjunctions → link words, phrases, or clausesNo definition set for clausesLorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. that perform the same function in a sentence
Subordinating conjunctions → introduce a clauseNo definition set for clauseLorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. that completes, describes, or otherwise adds information to the main idea of a sentence
Below we list the most important conjunctions in each group.
Brazilian Portuguese coordinating conjunctions
Type | Conjunctions | Translation |
|---|---|---|
Addition | e | and |
nem | nor | |
nem...nem | neither...nor | |
também como | as well as | |
não só... mas também... | not only... but also... | |
Contrast | mas | but |
porém | however | |
contudo | nevertheless | |
entretanto | nonetheless | |
no entanto | nevertheless, however | |
não obstante | nevertheless | |
Explanation | porque | because |
pois | because | |
assim | thus | |
Choice | ou | or |
ou... ou... | either... or... | |
seja... seja... | either... or... | |
quer... quer... | whether... or... | |
Conclusion | então | so, then |
por isso | so, that's why | |
aí | then | |
therefore | as well as |
Brazilian Portuguese subordinating conjunctions
Type | Conjunctions | Translation |
|---|---|---|
Complementizer conjunctions | que | that |
se | if | |
Causal conjunctions | porque | because |
pois | because | |
como | as | |
já que | given that, as | |
uma vez que | once, as | |
visto que | since | |
Temporal conjunctions | quando | when |
enquanto | while | |
logo que | as soon as | |
antes que | before | |
depois que | after | |
sempre que | whenever | |
Concessive conjunctions | embora | although, even though |
mesmo que | even if | |
ainda que | even though | |
por mais que | no matter how | |
Conditional conjunctions | se | if |
caso | in case | |
desde que | as long as, provided that | |
a menos que | unless | |
contanto que | as long as | |
Comparative conjunctions | como | as, like |
assim como | just as | |
tal como | just like | |
Conformative conjunctions | conforme | according to |
segundo | according to | |
Proportional conjunctions | à medida que | as |
quanto mais... mais... | the more... the more... | |
conforme | the more... the more... | |
Final conjunctions | para que | to, in order to |
a fim de que | in order to | |
de modo que | so that | |
Consecutive conjunctions | então | so |
de modo que / | in a way that |
