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Abril e maio são meses muito bonitos.

Abril e maio são meses muito bonitos.
April and May are very beautiful months.
From Lesson 23:Months of the year (janeiro)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Breakdown of Abril e maio são meses muito bonitos.

ser
to be
e
and
bonito
beautiful
muito
much / very
o mês
the month
abril
April
maio
May

Questions & Answers about Abril e maio são meses muito bonitos.

Why is maio written with a lowercase "m"?
In Portuguese, the months of the year are always written with lowercase letters, unlike in English. Abril is only capitalized here because it is the very first word in the sentence.
What is the singular form of meses (months)?
The singular is mês. To make Portuguese words ending in a stressed -s (or consonants like -r or -z) plural, we add -es. Notice that the circumflex accent (the little hat) on mês drops away in the plural form meses.
Why do we use são instead of estão?
We use são (from the verb ser) because being a "beautiful month" is considered a permanent, defining characteristic of April and May. The other "to be" verb, estar (estão), is used for temporary states or locations.
Why doesn't muito change to muitos to match the plural word meses?
In this sentence, muito means "very", and it describes the adjective bonitos (very beautiful). When used this way, it never changes its form. It would only change to muitos if it meant "many" and directly described the noun, as in muitos meses (many months).

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