Other combinations

 

Prepositions de and em also combine with other word classes:

Parts of speech (word classes)

 Contractions with preposition de
Demonstrative pronouns este estes deste destes
esta estas desta destas
isto disto
esse esses desse desses
essa essas dessa dessas
isso disso
aquele aqueles daquele daqueles
aquela aquelas daquela daquelas
aquilo daquilo
Adverbs aqui daqui
ali dali
Personal pronouns ele eles dele deles
ela elas dela delas

Parts of speech

 Contractions with preposition em
Demonstrative pronouns este estes neste nestes
esta estas nesta nestas
isto nisto
esse esses nesse nesses
essa essas nessa nessas
isso nisso
aquele aqueles naquele naqueles
aquela aquelas naquela naquelas
aquilo naquilo
Personal pronouns ele eles nele neles
ela elas nela nelas

 

Remember:

  • When prepositions and articles are simply juxtaposed (spelled together), there's a combination:

a + o => ao

  • When prepositions and articles, pronouns or adverbs merge into a new word, there's a contraction:

de + aquele => daquele

em + eles => neles

  • When preposition a combine with definite articles a or as, or with demonstrative pronouns such as aquela, there's a special kind of contraction called crase (crasis), which is marked with a grave accent:

a + a => à

a + às => às

a + aquela => àquela

Read about crasis on Combinations and contractions

 

 

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