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Portuguese (Portugal)

### The Informal "We" (*A gente*)

In spoken Portuguese, you will frequently hear **a gente** instead of *nós* to say "we". 

Because **a gente** literally means "the people", it acts as a single entity and takes the **third-person singular** verb conjugation—the same form used for *ele*, *ela*, or *você*.

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### Reflexive Pronouns with *A gente*

Since **a gente** uses third-person grammar, object and reflexive pronouns must also match. For example, use the third-person reflexive pronoun **se** instead of *nos*. 

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### Consistent Agreement

When linking multiple actions, ensure every verb tied to **a gente** stays in the third-person singular form. 

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Informal we (a gente)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

contraction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

phrase

prefix

prep

preposition

pron

pronoun

sentence

verb

Demonstratives and the verb to be (isto é, o, a)

Subject pronouns and negation (eu, não)

Yes/no questions and question words (quem, o que)

Plural pronouns, articles, and verbs (somos, são, os, as)

Origin and possession (de, do, da)

Introductions (chamar-se)

Indefinite articles (um, uma, uns, umas)

The verb to be for locations (estar)

Contrasting the two verbs to be (ser vs. estar)

Preposition for locations (em, no, na)

Numbers 0 to 10 (zero, um, dois)

The verb to have (tenho, tem)

Regular -ar verbs (falar, trabalhar)

Regular -er verbs (comer, beber)

Regular -ir verbs (abrir, partir)

My, your, and our (o meu, a nossa)

His, hers, and theirs (dele, dela)

Adjective agreement and placement

Days of the week (segunda-feira)

Months of the year (janeiro)

Counting by tens to 100 (trinta, quarenta...)

Telling time (é uma, são...)

Asking about time (quando, a que horas)

The verb to go (ir)

Prepositions of direction (a, para)

Preposition a contractions (ao, à, aos, às)

Prepositions of place (ao lado de, em frente de...)

Demonstratives (este, esse, aquele)

Contractions with demonstratives (neste, desse, daquele)

Asking which and how many (qual, quanto)

Plurals ending in -ão (-ões, -ãos, -ães)

Plurals ending in consonants (-ns, -is, -es)

The verb to like (gostar de)

The verb to need (precisar de)

The verb to want (querer)

The verb can or may (poder)

Expressing obligation (ter de)

Adverbs of degree (muito, pouco)

Quantifiers (muito, pouco)

Comparatives (mais... do que, menos... do que)

Equality comparisons (tão... como)

The preposition com (comigo, contigo)

Coordinating conjunctions (e, mas, ou, porque)

The preposition por (pelo, pela)

Double negation (nunca, nada, ninguém)

Present continuous (estar a)

Near future (ir)

Past tense of regular -ar verbs

Past tense of regular -er and -ir verbs

Past tense of ser and ir (fui, foi)

Direct object pronouns (me, te, o, a, nos, os, as)

Pronoun placement with negatives and questions

Greetings and courtesy (bom dia, obrigado)

Physical states with ter (ter fome, ter frio)

Asking the way (à direita, sempre em frente)

Colours (vermelho, amarelo, cor-de-rosa)

Money and shopping (custar, a moeda)

Getting around (o motorista, a paragem de autocarro)

Weather and seasons (faz calor, o inverno)

Omitting the subject pronoun

Where things are: ficar (Onde fica...?)

Richer questions: que + noun and é que

Numbers above 100 (cento e vinte, mil)

First-person sound changes (durmo, prefiro)

Advice and ability: dever and saber

Asking why: porquê and porque

When one thing happens: quando-clauses

Here and there: aqui, aí, ali (cá e lá)

Formal and plural possessives: o seu, o vosso

Irregular presents: ver, vir, dar

Present irregulars

Reflexive verbs (me, te, se, nos)

Stem-changing reflexives

Attached object pronouns (-lo, -la, -los, -las)

Nasal attached pronouns (-no, -na, -nos, -nas)

Pronoun placement with adverbs

Past tense of fazer, dizer, and trazer

Past tense of ter, estar, poder, and saber

Past tense of querer and vir

Past tense of ver, dar, and ler

Past tense reflexive verbs (-se)

Time elapsed in the past (há)

Question	Answer
the picnic	o piquenique
We (informal) organize the picnic.	A gente organiza o piquenique.
Sometimes we (informal) have a picnic in the park.	Às vezes a gente faz um piquenique no parque.
the packed lunch	o farnel
We (informal) prepare the packed lunch for the weekend.	A gente prepara o farnel para o fim de semana.
We (informal) eat the packed lunch wherever you want.	A gente come o farnel onde tu quiseres.
to lay out	estender
We (informal) lay out the blanket on the grass.	A gente estende a manta na relva.
the breeze	a brisa
We (informal) sit on the towel where the breeze is cool.	A gente senta-se na toalha onde a brisa é fresca.
to relax	descontrair
We (informal) like to relax when there is a good breeze.	A gente gosta de descontrair quando há uma boa brisa.
the chorizo	o chouriço
We (informal) taste the chorizo and the cheese.	A gente prova o chouriço e o queijo.
tasty	saboroso
We (informal) think that the chorizo is very tasty.	A gente acha que o chouriço está muito saboroso.
the watermelon	a melancia
the cutlery	os talheres
The watermelon is tasty, but we (informal) need the cutlery.	A melancia é saborosa, mas a gente precisa dos talheres.
the ant	a formiga
The ant is walking on the cutlery that we (informal) brought.	A formiga está a andar nos talheres que a gente trouxe.
We (informal) change places so the ant does not eat the watermelon.	A gente muda de lugar para a formiga não comer a melancia.
We spread the blanket on the grass and relax.	A gente estende a manta na relva e descontrai.