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Portuguese in Use

Portuguese spelling, grammar, meaning and usage choices explained with examples and context.

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Mulher em uma mesa de estudos compara dois caminhos visuais: papéis separados sob um alvo e peças de quebra-cabeça conectadas sob um coração.
Portuguese in Use06/09/20265 min read

A fim or afim in Portuguese: a substitution test for real sentences

Use a simple meaning test to choose between Portuguese “a fim” and “afim” in conversation, essays, and professional writing.

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Capa educativa com as expressões “para eu fazer” e “para mim fazer?”, caderno com exemplos sintáticos e livros de gramática sobre uma mesa.
Portuguese in Use18/08/20267 min read

“For me to do” or “for me to do”? How to identify the subject and not depend on memorized rules

The choice between I and me near the infinitive depends on the syntactic function. Here's how to identify the guy and why “it's hard for me to do this” might be correct.

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