Study Resource: Contractions with Prepositions
In Brazilian Portuguese, it is common to form 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 the prepositionsNo definition set for prepositionsLorem 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. de, a, em, and certain function words that follow them, including:
Definite articlesNo definition set for Definite articlesLorem 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. → o, a, os, as(the)
Some subject pronounsNo definition set for subject pronounsLorem 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. → ele(he), ela(she), eles(they m.), elas(they f.)
Demonstrative pronounsNo definition set for Demonstrative pronounsLorem 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 adjectivesNo definition set for adjectivesLorem 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. → e.g. esse(this), este(that, nearby), aquele(that, distant),...
Below, we summarize the forms of all of the Brazilian Portuguese contractions between de, a, em, and the function words listed above.
All contractions with ‘de’
In Brazilian Portuguese, we can form contractions between de + definite articles, de + subject pronouns, de + demonstrative pronoun, or de + demonstrative adjectives.
Demonstrative pronouns and adjectives | Definite articles | Subject pronouns |
|---|---|---|
de + esse(s) → desse(s) | de + o(s) → do(s) | de + ele(s) → dele(s) |
de + essa(s) → dessa(s) | de + a(s) → da(s) | de + ela(s) → dela(s) |
de + isso → disso | ||
de + este(s) → deste(s) | ||
de + esta(s) → desta(s) | ||
de + isto → disto | ||
de + aquele(s) → daquele(s) | ||
de + aquela(s) → daquela(s) | ||
de + aquilo → daquilo |
All contractions with ‘a’
In Brazilian Portuguese, you can form contractions between a + definite article, a + demonstrative pronoun, or a + demonstrative adjective.
Subject pronouns | Definite articles |
|---|---|
a + aquele(s) → àquele(s) | a + o(s) → ao(s) |
a + aquela(s) → àquela(s) | a + a(s) → à(s) |
a + aquilo → àquilo |
All contractions with ‘em’
In Brazilian Portuguese, we can form contractions between de + definite articles, de + subject pronouns, de + demonstrative pronoun, or de + demonstrative adjectives.
Demonstrative pronouns and adjectives | Definite articles | Subject pronouns |
|---|---|---|
em + esse(s) → nesse(s) | em + o(s) → no(s) | em + ele(s) → nele(s) |
em + essa(s) → nessa(s) | em + a(s) → na(s) | em + ela(s) → nela(s) |
em + isso → nisso | ||
em + este(s) → neste(s) | ||
em + esta(s) → nesta(s) | ||
de + isto → disto | ||
em + isto → nisto | ||
em + aquele(s) → naquele(s) | ||
em + aquela(s) → naquela(s) | ||
em + aquilo → naquilo |
