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Object pronouns and placement rules |
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| Unstressed | Stressed | ||||
| Portuguese | English | Portuguese | English | Portuguese | English |
| me | me | mim | me | comigo | with me |
| te | you | ti | you | contigo | with you |
| o, lhe | him | ele | him, it | --------------- | |
| a, lhe | her | ela | her, it | ||
| nos | us | nós | us | conosco | with us |
| vos | you | vós | you | convosco | with you |
| os, lhes | them | eles | them | --------------- | |
| as, lhes | them | elas | |||
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Notes:
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Things you need to know 1. The unstressed pronouns can be placed before the verb, after the verb or within the verb, whereas the stressed pronouns can only be placed after prepositions:
2. When there is ênclise, the unstressed pronouns are always joined to the verb with a hyphen:
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