As palavras essenciais (o caso, a maneira)

The Glue Nouns

Every language leans on a dozen abstract nouns that hold conversations together. Portuguese's set:

nounmeaning
o casothe case, the matter — neste caso
a formathe shape, the form — a forma do bolo
a maneirathe way, the manner — desta maneira
o momentothe moment — neste momento
o tipothe type; (colloq.) the guy
a partethe part — a parte difícil
o ladothe side — do outro lado
a razãothe reason — and ter razão, to be right
a certezathe certainty — ter a certeza, to be sure
In this case, you are right.
Neste caso, tens razão.

The Orderers

último is last (o último dia), próprio is own (a minha própria casa). Both sit before or after their noun with the article doing the work, and o mesmo from the last lesson completes the trio.

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