Study Resources: Indefinite words in Brazilian Portuguese
By: Ana Amélia Rodrigues dos Santos
Here we summarize the forms of different indefinite pronouns and indefinite adjectives in Brazilian Portuguese. Check out our post on indefinite words in Brazilian Portuguese to see how they are used.
Variable indefinite pronouns and adjectives in Brazilian Portuguese
Gender
Number
Variable indefinite pronouns & adjectives
algum
alguma
something
alguns
algumas
some things
nenhum
nenhuma
none
nenhuns
nenhumas
none
todo
toda
all
todos
todas
all
outro
outra
other, another
outros
outras
others
muito
muita
many
muitos
muitas
many
pouco
pouca
few
poucos
poucas
few
tanto
tanta
so much
tantos
tantas
many, so many
quanto
quanta
how much
quantos
quantas
how many
vário
vária
various
vários
várias
several
qualquer
any
quaisquer
any
bastante
quite, enough
bastantes
quite, enough
Variable indefinite adjectives only
certo
certa
certain
certos
certas
certain
Invariable indefinite adjectives and pronouns in Brazilian Portuguese
Invariable indefinites
Indefinite pronouns
alguém
somebody
ninguém
nobody
tudo
everything
nada
nothing
algo
something
Indefinite adjective
cada
each
Indefinite pronouns with multiple words in Brazilian Portuguese
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