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This page was first published on the 14th of November, 2014 and last updated on the 10th of June, 2016 by Patrick Carpen.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

In English<\/a>, the possessive adjective stays the same whether the noun possessed is singular, plural, masculine or feminine.<\/p>\n

In the Portuguese language however, possessive adjectives agree in gender and number with the noun possessed.<\/p>\n

Note the use of the possessive adjective ‘my’<\/strong> in the sentences below:<\/p>\n

She is my<\/strong> girlfriend.<\/em><\/p>\n

He is my<\/strong> friend.<\/em><\/p>\n

These are my<\/strong> books.<\/em><\/p>\n

This is my<\/strong> ball.<\/em><\/p>\n

In all the above cases, the possessive adjective ‘my’<\/strong> stays the same, even though the nouns changed from male<\/strong> (friend) to female<\/strong> (girlfriend) and from singular (ball<\/strong>) to plural (balls<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

If I were to write these same sentences in Portuguese, the possessive adjective that means ‘my’<\/strong> will change in each of these sentences. Take a look:<\/p>\n

Ela e minha<\/strong> namorada. (She is my<\/strong> girlfriend.<\/em>)<\/p>\n

Ele e meu<\/strong> amigo. (He is my<\/strong> friend.<\/em>)<\/p>\n

Esses e meus<\/strong> livros. (These are my<\/strong> books.<\/em>)<\/p>\n

Esta e minha<\/strong> bola. (This is my<\/strong> ball.<\/em>)<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Minha<\/strong> is used with a singular feminine<\/strong> noun.<\/p>\n

Meu<\/strong> is used with a singular masculine<\/strong> noun.<\/p>\n

Meus<\/strong> is used with a plural masculine<\/strong> noun.<\/p>\n

Minhas<\/strong>\u00a0is used with a plural feminine<\/strong> noun.<\/p>\n

As you can see, in some areas, Portuguese does get a bit more technical than English<\/a>, but not all the time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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