Stacking determiners
Portuguese lets determiners pile up in a fixed order — something English mostly refuses ("this my coat"):
| pattern | example |
|---|---|
| demonstrative + possessive | este meu casaco |
| todo + article + possessive | todas as vossas ideias |
| article + possessive + numeral | os meus três primos |
| This coat of mine has seen better days. | Este meu casaco já viu melhores dias. |
The order is rigid: demonstrative (or todo) first, possessive next, numeral last, noun at the end. The article appears whenever the possessive would take it on its own.
| My three cousins live abroad. | Os meus três primos vivem no estrangeiro. |
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