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the

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the before vowel
/ðɪ before consonant ðə stressed ðiː/
definite article
o, a; pl os, as;
~ dog o cão;
~ tree a árvore;
go to ~ dentist ir ao dentista;
in ~ garden no jardim
! When the articles o and a follow the prepositions a, de, and em, they often contract to form ao, à, do, da and no, na.

(+ adjective to form noun) ~ blind os cegos;
~ unemployed os desempregados;
~ impossible o impossível;

(+ nationality) ~ French os franceses;
~ Portuguese os portugueses;

(per) paid by ~ hour pago por hora;
sold by ~ dozen vendido por dúzia
adv
~ more...~ more... quanto mais...tanto mais...
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