Portuguese Basic Grammar

my (m, s)

meu

my (m, pl)

meus

my (f, s)

minha

his

seu

theirs (m)

deles

hers

sua

theirs (f)

delas

you

você

we

nós/ a gente

I go

vou

they/he/she comes

vem

this (m, one)

este

this (f, one)

esta

these (m)

estes

these (f)

estas

that (m, one)

esse

that (f, one)

essa

those (m)

esses

those (f)

essas

that (m, one) over there

aquele

that (f, one) over there

aquela

those (m) over these

aqueles

those (f) over there

aquelas

to be (permanent)

ser

to be (impermanent)

estar

I am (permanent)

sou

I am (impermanent)

estou

you are (permanent)

é

you are (impermanent)

está

we are (permanent)

somos

we are (impermanent)

estamos

they/you are (permanent)

são

they/you are (impermanent)

estão

Mr. (w/ respect + affection)

Seu

Mrs. (w/ respect + affection)

Dona

those (f)

essas

I go

vou

they/him/her go

vai

to

a (closed, "bUt")

of, by, from

de

in, on, at

em

for, by, through

por

to-the (m, s)

[a-o] ao

[of, by, from]-the (m, s)

[de-o] do

[in, on, at]-the (m, s)

[em-o] no

[for, by, through]-the (m, s))

[por-o] pelo

to-the (f)

[a-a] à (open, "fAther")

[of, by, from]-the (f, s)

[de-a] da (open)

[in, on, at]-the (f, s)

[em-a] na (open)

[for, by, through]-the (f, s)

[por-a] pela

[in, on, at]-[a, an] (m, s)

[em-um] num

[of, by, from]-[a, an] (m, s)

[de-um] dum

[in, on, at]-[a, an] (f, s)

[em-uma] numa

[of, by, from]-[a, an] (f, s)

[de-uma] duma

doing something FOR someone

para

doing something as a substitute for someone (FOR)

por

BECAUSE OF v. in order to

por

IN ORDER TO v. because of

para

JOURNEY/PROCESS (through) v. destination

por, pele, pela

DESTINATION (to) v. jorney/process

para

TIME PERIOD (per) v. time until

por

TIME UNTIL (to) v. time period

para