Lista de Palavras Nível B2 - Grammar

the shortened form of a word, etc.

abreviação, sigla

(grammar) any type of determiner that shows whether we are referring to a particular thing or a general example of something

artigo definido, artigo indefinido

a verb that is used with other verbs to indicate tense, voice, etc., such as do, have, and be

verbo auxiliar

(grammar) a word such as and, because, but, and or that connects phrases, sentences, or words

conjunção

(grammar) a word that comes before a noun or pronoun to indicate location, direction, time, manner, or the relationship between two objects

preposição

(grammar) the name of a place, person, country, etc. with its first letter capitalized

nome próprio, substantivo próprio

(grammar) a word that can replace a noun or noun phrase, such as she, it, they, etc.

pronome

(grammar) a letter or a set of letters that are added to the beginning of a word to alter its meaning and make a new word

prefixo

(grammar) a letter or a set of letters that are added to the end of a word to alter its meaning and make a new word

sufixo, terminação

(grammar) describing a verb whose subject is the one that does the action

ativo, activa

(grammar) describing a verb whose subject is affected by the action of the verb

passivo, passiva

(grammar) describing adverbs or adjectives that indicate a difference in degree, quality, size, etc.

comparativo, comparativa

(grammar) describing the highest amount or degree of an adjective or adverb

superlativo, superlativo (adjetivo)

(grammar) describing words that are indicating the presence of more than one person or thing

plural

(grammar) describing words that are indicating the presence of only one person or thing

singular, no singular

following the standard rules of the grammar properly

gramatical, gramática

(grammar) describing a word that is not formed in the usual way

irregular, anômalo

(grammar) a verb that is used with the main verb of a sentence to indicate possibility, intention, etc., such as can, might, should, etc.

modal, verbo modal

(grammar) describing a sentence, clause, etc. that will only be true or happen if something else is true or happens

condicional, dependente

(grammar) describing a completed action or state

perfeito, perfeita

a form of a verb that "ed", etc. is added to the end of it which is used to form passive or present tenses or adjectives

particípio passado, particípio

(grammar) describing a verb that indicates an action in progress

contínuo, permanente

(grammar) describing a form of a verb that indicates an action is continuing

progressivo, progresiva

a particular combination of words that are used together very often

colocação, combinação de palavras

(grammar) describing nouns and pronouns that indicate ownership

possessivo, de posse

the way a word is pronounced

pronúncia

‌(phonetics) a speech sound produced by interfering with or stopping the flow of air through the mouth or nose

consoante

‌(phonetics) a speech sound produced without interfering with the flow of air coming through the mouth or nose

vogal

(phonetics) an added force when pronouncing a syllable or word

estresse, sílaba acentuada

(grammar) a short question added to the end of a statement that is formed form the same statement

pergunta tag, pergunta anexa

the use of marks such as a period, comma, etc. in writing to divide sentences and phrases to better convey meaning

pontuação

the mark ! used after a sentence to indicate excitement, surprise, etc.

ponto de exclamação

the mark ? used at the end of a sentence to show that it is a question

ponto de interrogação, sinal de interrogação

the mark , used to separate items in a list or indicate a pause in a sentence

vírgula

to be the letters being put together in the correct order form a particular word

soletrar, escrever corretamente

a grammatical construction in which two negative elements are used within the same sentence, often resulting in a positive meaning

dupla negação, negação dupla