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Questions & Answers about Os Açores são nove ilhas portuguesas.
Why is portuguesas written with a lowercase letter?
Unlike in English, nationalities and adjectives of origin are not capitalized in Portuguese. You write portuguesas with a lowercase letter unless it is the very first word of a sentence.
Why do we use são (from the verb ser) here instead of ficam (from the verb ficar)?
Do I always have to use the definite article Os with Açores?
Yes, the archipelago of Açores is a region that always takes the plural masculine definite article. If you were to say "I'm going to the Azores," you would combine the preposition a with os to make Vou aos Açores.
Why doesn't the number nove change to match the feminine plural noun ilhas?