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16. Portuguese Prepositions
The most common prepositions in Portuguese are:
a | at | ao lado de | beside |
com | with | ao redor de | around |
contra | against | perto de | near |
de | of, from | longe de | far from |
em | in, on | em frente a | in front of |
entre | between, among | em baixo de | below, under |
cerca de | towards, about | em frente de | opposite |
para | for, in order, by | atrás de | behind |
por | for, through, along, via | em cima de | above |
sobre | on, over | até | till, until |
sem | without | desde | from, since |
The word after the prepositions em and de sometimes
needs to have the article, so you combine the two words.
em + o = no - em + a = na - em + um = num - em + uma = numa
de + o = do - de + a = da - de + um = dum - de + uma = duma
a + o = ao - a + a = à
Estou no escritório. I'm in the office.
Ficamos numa fazenda. We stayed at a farm.
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