Prepositional Contractions (a, por, para)

Contrações Preposicionais (a, por, para)

Introduction

Introdução

Prepositional contractions are when certain prepositions combine with other words usually for the purposes of maintaining a flowing sound to the language.

In this lesson you will learn how the words a (to; at), por (for; by), and para (to; for) combine with the definite articles o, a, os and as (the).

While the contractions with a and por can be used in formal writing, the contractions with para are considered informal and typically frowned up in formal use.

Vocabulary

Vocabulário

Play à
to the feminine singular
Play aos
to the masculine plural
Play às
to the feminine plural
Play pelo
by the masculine singular

Phrases

Frases

Play Eu vou ao cinema.
I will go to the movies.

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