Questions & Answers about Eu tenho dois carros e três casas.
Why do we use dois for cars? Can I use duas?
In Portuguese, the numbers 1 and 2 change to match the gender of the noun they are counting. Because carro (car) is a masculine word, you use the masculine number two: dois. If you were counting a feminine word like houses, you would use duas.
Since we use dois for masculine words, does três also change for masculine and feminine?
No, the number três stays exactly the same whether the noun is masculine or feminine. You say três casas (feminine) and três carros (masculine). Only the numbers 1 and 2 have different masculine and feminine forms.
Could I drop the word Eu and just start the sentence with Tenho?
What is the correct way to pronounce the word e (and) in this sentence?
In European Portuguese, the word e (meaning and) is pronounced like the 'ee' in the English word 'see'. Be careful not to pronounce it like the English letter E (which sounds like 'ay').