Breakdown of Os países latino-americanos promovem a paz.
o país
the country
a paz
the peace
promover
to promote
latino-americano
Latin American
Questions & Answers about Os países latino-americanos promovem a paz.
Why is the adjective latino-americanos instead of latinos-americanos?
This is the standard rule for compound adjectives: only the final element changes to match the noun's gender and number. Because países is masculine plural, americano becomes americanos. The first part, latino, stays in its base singular masculine form.
If the noun were feminine, like as culturas (the cultures), how would this compound adjective change?
Why does the sentence use a paz instead of just paz for "peace"?
In Portuguese, definite articles (o, a, os, as) are required before abstract nouns when you are talking about the concept in a general sense. So, "peace" becomes a paz, just like "love" is o amor.
Why does the plural word países still have an accent mark on the "i"?
The accent mark breaks up what would normally be a diphthong (a blended vowel sound). It tells you to pronounce the a and the i in completely separate syllables: pa-í-ses. This rule applies to both the singular país and the plural países.
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