Aula 13 - Plural of nouns; adjectives; definite articles

1. Plural of nouns

Nouns: all things that exist or not.
Ex: spirit - espírito
      alarm - alarm
      gun - chiclete

Plural: spirit - spirits
           alarm - alarms
           gun - guns

We have specific nouns that have a different form of plural. Let's see!

* When the nouns have oo, they become ee.
Ex: foot (pé) --- feet  (pés)

* When the nouns have -f or -fe, they become -ves
Ex: knife (faca) --- knives (facas)

* Some nouns will be different in their plural.
Ex: mouse (rato) --- mice (ratos)
      child (criança) --- children (crianças)
      woman (mulher) --- women (mulheres)
      man (homem) --- men (homens)
      ox (boi) --- oxen (bois)
   
* Some nouns will be the same, in plural or in singular.
Ex: fish (peixe/peixes)
      sheep (ovelha/ovelhas)
      fruit (fruta/frutas)


2. Adjectives

Adjective is qualities of a noun.
Ex: awesome (maravilhoso)

* The adjectives is coming with verb to be.
Ex: I was thin. (Eu era magro)
      I am thin. (Eu sou magro)

* The adjectives won't never be plural.
Wrong: They are thins. ---- no correct
Correct: They are thin. ---- correct

3. Definite articles

We can definite the nouns. We all use ''the'' for definite ones.
Ex: The car (o carro)
      The spirits (os espíritos)

We can use them in plural or in singular.