The Marriage of Nuclear Scientists
Two nuclear scientists get married.
Ela estava radiante e ele estava brilhante!She was radiant and he was glowing!
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Dois* cientistas* nucleares casam-se*Ela estava* radiante e ele estava brilhante!Two nuclear scientists get marriedShe was radiant and he was glowing!
🔎 Words in this story
✴️ Dois (two)
The number “two” has a masculine and a feminine form (dois/duas), depending on the gender of the object it refers to. In this case, the number refers to a masculine and a feminine element, in which case the masculine form is used.
The same happens with the number one (um/uma) and multiples of 100 (which are expressed in the plural). The ordinal numbers (first, second, etc) also have masculine and feminine forms. There’s more information about the numbers in Portuguese in this article.
The same happens with the number one (um/uma) and multiples of 100 (which are expressed in the plural). The ordinal numbers (first, second, etc) also have masculine and feminine forms.
✴️Cientistas (scientists)
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