Contractions in Portuguese occur when two words are combined into one, typically by dropping one or more letters and replacing them with an apostrophe. These contractions often involve prepositions and articles or prepositions and pronouns.Here are some common contractions in Portuguese:
Contractions with “em”:
Em = in, on, at
O, a, os, as = the
Em + o = no
Em + a = na
Em + os = nos
Em + as = nas
Contractions with “de”:
De = from, of
O, a, os, as = the
De + o = do
De + a = da
De + os = dos
De + as = das
Let’s practice contractions in Portuguese:
Eu sou dos (de + os) Estados Unidos (I am from the United States)
Eu estou nos (em + os) Estados Unidos (I am in the United States)