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Portuguese grammar

Okay kiddo, let me try to explain Portuguese grammar to you in a way that you will understand.

First, let's talk about nouns. Nouns are words that name things, like "car" or "animal." In Portuguese, nouns have a gender - they can be either masculine or feminine. You can tell the gender of a noun by the articles that come before it. "A" is the feminine article and "o" is the masculine article. So, "a casa" means "the house" and "o cachorro" means "the dog."

Next, let's talk about verbs. Verbs are words that show action or state of being, like "run" or "be." In Portuguese, verbs change depending on who is doing the action. For example, "eu corro" means "I run," but "tu corres" means "you run."

We also have something called the conjugation of verbs in Portuguese, which means that verbs change depending on the tense they are in. Present tense is used when we talk about things happening right now. Future tense is when we talk about things that will happen later. Past tense is used to talk about things that have already happened.

We also have adjectives in Portuguese, which are words that describe nouns. Adjectives change depending on the gender of the noun they are describing. For example, "bonito" means "pretty" for masculine nouns, and "bonita" means pretty for feminine nouns.

Lastly, we have pronouns in Portuguese. Pronouns are words that take the place of a noun, like "he" or "she." In Portuguese, we have different pronouns for different situations. For example, "eu" means "I," "ele" means "he," and "ela" means "she."

I hope that helps you understand Portuguese grammar a bit better, kiddo!