Conjunctions are words that link other words, phrases, or sentences together. You’ll need them to start connecting your thoughts and forming more complex sentences in Portuguese. There are many different Portuguese conjunctions, but we’ll start you off with the 3 most common. Can you guess what they are? Stay tuned until the end for a […]
The 3 Most Important Portuguese Conjunctions
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Essential Portuguese Conjunctions
There are 3 essential conjunctions that you’ll need when you want to start connecting your thoughts and forming more complex sentences in Portuguese: These 3 are called , because they combine multiple independent phrases into one. You’ll learn much more about conjunctions in later units, but for now, we’ll focus on these 3 essentials. 1) “E” […]
Conjunctions Related to Reasoning
Causal subordinating conjunctions (conjunções subordinativas causais) introduce the reason or cause for what was said in the independent clause. Examples:
Intro to Subordinating Conjunctions
As you may recall from the earlier Portuguese conjunctions unit, conjunctions are words that connect other words or phrases together. They help you link your thoughts together by showing different types of relationships between the parts of a sentence. You practiced with many different types of “coordinating” conjunctions, which serve different purposes, such as showing […]
Conjunctions Related to Purpose
Final subordinating conjunctions (conjunções subordinativas finais) describe the purpose of the event or action. Examples:
Conjunctions Related To Time
Temporal subordinating conjunctions (conjunções subordinativas temporais) tell us when the action or event described in the independent clause has occurred or is occurring.
Conjunctions That Present An Explanation
Explicative coordinating conjunctions (conjunções coordenativas explicativas), link parts of the sentence to indicate a reason or explanation. The most common are: (at the start of sentences) (in the middle of sentences) (in the middle of sentences) Examples:
Conjunctions That Present A Choice
Disjunctive coordinating conjunctions (conjunções coordenativas disjuntivas) express an idea of choice or alternative, i.e. that only one of the parts of the sentence can be true. The most obvious example is: Here are some other examples:
Conjunctions That Show Contrast
Adversative coordinative conjunctions (conjunções coordenativas adversativas) indicate a contrast between parts of the sentence. The most common ones are and Examples: Some less common adversative conjunctions are: Examples:
Conjunctions With An Additive Effect
Copulative coordinating conjunctions (conjunções coordenativas copulativas), also known as cumulative conjunctions, link parts of the sentence together with a simple additive effect. Here are a few common examples: Let’s see some examples of how to use these in a sentence:
Introduction to Portuguese Conjunctions
are words that connect other words or phrases together. They indicate different types of relationships between parts of the sentence. Unlike adjectives, Portuguese conjunctions do not change form according to a subject’s gender or quantity. They always stay the same (i.e. they are invariable). Conjunctions are important because they help you link your thoughts together […]