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Study Resource: Brazilian Portuguese expressions with prepositions

By: Ana Amélia Rodrigues dos Santos

Nouns that are used with prepositions

PhraseExample
tempo de
Translation: time of
tempo de estudo
Translation: study time
parte de
Translation: part of
parte do livro
Translation: part of the book
cidade de
Translation: city of
cidade de São Paulo
Translation: city of São Paulo
dia de
Translation: day of
dia de aniversário
Translation: birthday
forma de
Translation: form of
forma de pagamento
Translation: form of payment
casa de
Translation: house of
casa de família
Translation: family house
amor por
Translation: love for
amor por animais
Translation: love for animals
razão para
Translation: reason for
razão para viver
Translation: reason for living
exemplo de
Translation: example of
exemplo de perseverança
Translation: example of perseverance
necessidade de
Translation: need for
necessidade de ajuda
Translation: need for help

Adjectives that are used with prepositions

Brazilian PortugueseEnglish
feliz com

happy with

diferente de

different from

preocupado(a) com

worried about

interessado(a) em

interested in

orgulhoso de

proud of

satisfeito com

satisfied with

contente com

happy/content with

surpreso com

surprised by/with

ansioso por

anxious for

grato por

grateful for

adaptado a

adapted to

conhecido por

known for

rico em

rich in

animado com

excited about

Adverbs that are used with prepositions

Brazilian PortugueseEnglish
apesar de

despite, in spite of

apenas com

only/just with

perto de

close to

longe de

far from

do lado de

next to

em frente de

in front of

junto a, de

near to, close to