Prepositional Contractions (a, por, para)

Contrações Preposicionais (a, por, para)

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Courses: Intermediate Grammar

Introduction

Introdução

Prepositional contractions are when certain prepositions combine with other words usually for the purposes of maintaining a flowing sound to the language.

In this lesson you will learn how the words a (to; at), por (for; by), and para (to; for) combine with the definite articles o, a, os and as (the).

While the contractions with a and por can be used in formal writing, the contractions with para are considered informal and typically frowned up in formal use.

Vocabulary

Vocabulário

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pelo

by the masculine singular

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pela

by the feminine singular

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pelos

for them masculine by the masculine plural

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pelas

for them feminine by the feminine plural

Phrases

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A carta foi escrita pelas filhas do capitão.

The letter was written by the capitain's daughters.

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