Brazilian Plural
Learning the Brazilian Plural is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Brazilian language. But first we need to know what the role of Plural is in the structure of the grammar in Brazilian.
Brazilian Plurals are grammatical numbers, typically referring to more than one of the referent in the real world. In the English language, singular and plural are the only grammatical numbers. Here are some examples:
| English Plural | Brazilian Plural |
| Plural | Plural |
| my book | meu livro |
| my books | meus livros |
| our daughter | nossa filha |
| our daughters | nossas filhas |
| I'm cold | Estou com frio |
| we're cold | estamos com frio |
| his chickens | suas galinhas (dele) |
| their chicken | suas galinhas (dles, delas) |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Plural in Brazilian has a logical pattern. Locate the Plural above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Portuguese.
List of Plurals in Brazilian
Below is a list of the Plurals and Singulars in Brazilian placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Brazilian vocabulary.
| English Plural | Brazilian Plural |
| alligator | jacaré |
| alligators | jacarés |
| bear | urso |
| bears | ursos |
| bird | pássaro |
| birds | pássaros |
| bull | touro |
| bulls | touros |
| cat | gato |
| cats | gatos |
| cow | vaca |
| cows | vacas |
| deer | veado |
| many deer | muitos veados |
| dog | cão |
| dogs | cães |
| donkey | burro |
| donkeys | burros |
| eagle | águia |
| eagles | águias |
| elephant | elefante |
| elephants | elefantes |
| giraffe | girafa |
| giraffes | girafas |
| goat | cabra |
| goats | cabras |
| horse | cavalo |
| horses | cavalos |
| lion | leão |
| lions | leões |
| monkey | macaco |
| monkeys | macacos |
| mouse | rato |
| mice | ratos |
| rabbit | coelho |
| rabbits | coelhos |
| snake | cobra |
| snakes | cobras |
| tiger | tigre |
| tigers | tigres |
| wolf | lobo |
| wolves | lobos |
Plural and Singular have a very important role in Brazilian, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with the Portuguese Plural, you might want to check the rest of our Brazilian lessons here: Learn Brazilian. Don't forget to bookmark this page.