Study Resource: Contractions with object pronouns in Brazilian Portuguese
This page presents charts of the common contractionsNo definition set for contractionsLorem 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. between Brazilian Portuguese object pronouns and some other words.
Contractions between ‘com’ and object pronouns
The following chart illustrates the forms of contractions between com(with) and various object pronouns in Brazilian Portuguese.
Subject pronouns | Stressed object pronouns | com(with) + object pronoun |
|---|---|---|
eu(I) | mim(me) | comigo |
tu(you) | ti(you) | comigo |
você(you, sg.) | você(you) | com você |
ele(he, it) | ele(him, it) | com ele |
ela(she, it) | ela(her, it) | com ela |
nós(we) | nós(us) | conosco** |
vós*(you) | vós(you) | convosco |
vocês(you) | vocês(you) | com vocês |
eles(they) | eles(them) | com eles |
Contractions between direct and indirect object pronouns
In Brazilian Portuguese sentences with both an indirect objectNo definition set for indirect objectLorem 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. and a direct objectNo definition set for direct objectLorem 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., it is possible to replace both with object pronouns. When this happens, you can form a contraction between the two. Though these contractions are not common, you may see them or want to use them in some situations.
Indirect objects | Direct objects | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
o(him, it) | a(her, it) | os(them) | as(them) | |
me(me) | mo | ma | mos | mas |
te(you) | to | ta | tos | tas |
lhe(him, her, it) | lho | lha | lhos | lhas |
nos(us) | no-lo | no-la | no-los | no-las |
vos(you) | vo-lo | vo-la | vo-los | vo-las |
lhes(them) | lho | lha | lhos | lhas |
