Dias, meses, estacoes e preposicoes de tempo
Dias, meses, estacoes e preposicoes de tempo means “Days, months, seasons and how to say when: na/no + day, as + day (every), em + month, no + season.”. The days of the week are feminine and end in -feira (segunda-feira . Formation: na/no + dia da semana | as + dia (habitual) | em + mes | no + estacao | no dia + numero
Days, months, seasons and how to say when: na/no + day, as + day (every), em + month, no + season.
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na/no + dia da semana | as + dia (habitual) | em + mes | no + estacao | no dia + numero
Explanation
The days of the week are feminine and end in -feira (segunda-feira ... sexta-feira), plus sabado and domingo; in speech people usually drop -feira and just say segunda, terca, quarta. For a specific coming day use na/no: 'Vou na sexta' = this coming Friday; for a habitual action use as: 'as segundas' = every Monday. Months are written in lowercase (janeiro, fevereiro ... dezembro) and take em: 'Nasci em marco' = I was born in March. Seasons (primavera, verao, outono, inverno) take no/na: 'no verao', 'no inverno'. For dates use 'no dia + number' (no dia 5) and 'em + year' (em 2024). Careful with Spanish: Spanish says 'los lunes / el lunes' with the article, but Portuguese uses na/as; and Spanish 'en verano' has no article while Portuguese always adds it: 'no verao'.
Examples
Note
Two contrasts to memorize: 'na segunda' = this coming Monday (one time), but 'as segundas' = every Monday (habitual). And months are always lowercase in Portuguese, unlike English (janeiro, not Janeiro).
FAQ
Dias, meses, estacoes e preposicoes de tempo — what does it mean and how is it used?
Days, months, seasons and how to say when: na/no + day, as + day (every), em + month, no + season.. The days of the week are feminine and end in -feira (segunda-feira ... sexta-feira), plus sabado and domingo; in speech people usually drop -feira and just say segunda, terca, quarta. For a specific coming day use na/no: 'Vou na sexta' = this coming Friday; for a habitual action use as: 'as segundas' = every Monday. Months are written in lowercase (janeiro, fevereiro ... dezembro) and take em: 'Nasci em marco' = I was born in March. Seasons (primavera, verao, outono, inverno) take no/na: 'no verao', 'no inverno'. For dates use 'no dia + number' (no dia 5) and 'em + year' (em 2024). Careful with Spanish: Spanish says 'los lunes / el lunes' with the article, but Portuguese uses na/as; and Spanish 'en verano' has no article while Portuguese always adds it: 'no verao'.
Dias, meses, estacoes e preposicoes de tempo — how do you form it?
na/no + dia da semana | as + dia (habitual) | em + mes | no + estacao | no dia + numero
Dias, meses, estacoes e preposicoes de tempo — any usage notes?
Two contrasts to memorize: 'na segunda' = this coming Monday (one time), but 'as segundas' = every Monday (habitual). And months are always lowercase in Portuguese, unlike English (janeiro, not Janeiro).