Linguística - Substantivos, pronomes e adjetivos

(grammar) a noun that is formed by two or more words

substantivo composto

(grammar) a noun that forms a plural and a singular

substantivo contável

(grammar) a noun with no plural form, which cannot be used with indefinite articles

substantivo não contável

a type of pronoun that refers back to the subject of the sentence and indicates that the subject performs an action on itself

pronome reflexivo

a type of noun that represents a physical, tangible entity or object, typically something that can be seen, touched, smelled, heard, or tasted

substantivo concreto

(grammar) a noun that denotes a general quality or an idea, rather than a physical object or real world event

substantivo abstrato

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

nome próprio

(grammar) a noun that refers to an object or a concept in a category but not to a specific one

substantivo comum

a pronoun that serves as a grammatical placeholder or filler in a sentence, having no specific referential meaning but fulfilling syntactic requirements

pronome fictício

(grammar) a singular noun that refers to a group of things or individuals

substantivo coletivo

a noun that appears next to another noun or pronoun and provides additional information or clarification about it, serving to identify, describe, or specify the noun it is referring to

substantivo aposicional

a noun derived from a verb that retains some characteristics of the verb while functioning as a noun, often expressing the action or the result of the verb

substantivo verbal

a noun that shows ownership or possession of something, typically formed by adding an apostrophe and "s" ('s) to the noun, or just an apostrophe ('), depending on the grammatical context

substantivo possessivo

(grammar) a pronoun that refers to a person or group mentioned before or realized from the context such as 'I', 'you', 'they', etc. in English

pronome pessoal

a noun that functions as an adverb, providing information about the manner, time, place, frequency, or degree of an action or event, modifying a verb, adjective, or another adverb

substantivo adverbial

a noun in the genitive case that functions as an adverbial modifier

genitivo adverbial

a noun that follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject of a sentence, providing more information about it

substantivo predicativo

a noun that is derived from a verb and typically refers to a person or entity that performs or carries out the action expressed by the verb, identifying the doer or agent of the action

substantivo agente

a type of pronoun that is used to ask questions, representing the unknown or the thing being inquired about, such as "who," "whom," "whose," "what," and "which"

pronome interrogativo

a type of pronoun that points to or identifies a specific person, object, or location, indicating proximity or distance in relation to the speaker or the context

pronome demonstrativo

a type of pronoun that expresses a mutual or reciprocal relationship between two or more entities, indicating that the action or relationship is shared or reciprocated, such as "each other" or "one another"

pronome recíproco

a type of pronoun that introduces a subordinate clause and relates it to a noun or pronoun in the main clause, serving as a connector between the two clauses, such as "who," "whom," "whose," "which," or "that"

pronome relativo

a pronoun that emphasizes or intensifies the noun or pronoun it refers to, typically reflecting back on the subject of the sentence

pronome intensivo

a type of pronoun that replaces a noun as the subject of a sentence

pronome sujeito

a type of pronoun that functions as the object of a verb or preposition in a sentence, representing the recipient or the entity being acted upon

pronome objeto

a pronoun that refers to a non-specific or unidentified person, thing, or amount, conveying a sense of ambiguity or lack of specificity

pronome indefinido

a pronoun that is used in place of a specific person or group, often in situations where the subject of the sentence is unknown or irrelevant, or when the focus is on a general concept rather than an individual

pronome impessoal

a pronoun that was commonly used in older forms of the language but has fallen out of common usage in modern times, typically due to changes in language and cultural shifts

pronome arcaico

a pronoun that refers to members of a group or individuals separately rather than collectively, indicating that the action or attribute applies to each individual separately

pronome distributivo

a pronoun that shows ownership or possession, indicating that something belongs to someone or something

pronome possessivo

an adjective that functions as a noun, representing a person, thing, or concept, taking on the role of a noun in a sentence

adjetivo nominal

an adjective that follows a linking verb and modifies the subject of a sentence, providing additional information or describing a quality or state of the subject

adjetivo predicativo

an adjective that independently modifies a noun when multiple adjectives are used together to describe the same noun, and each adjective contributes equally to the description without modifying the others

adjetivo coordenado

an adjective that provides information about the quality, characteristic, or attribute of a noun

adjetivo descritivo

an adjective that expresses a judgment or evaluation about the noun it modifies, indicating a subjective opinion or value judgment

adjetivo avaliativo

an adjective that is derived from a proper noun and is used to describe or modify a noun

adjetivo próprio

an adjective that provides information about the quantity or amount of a noun

adjetivo quantitativo

an adjective that points to or identifies a specific noun or group of nouns

adjetivo demonstrativo

an adjective that shows ownership or possession of a noun

adjetivo possessivo

an adjective that is used to ask a question about a noun

adjetivo interrogativo

an adjective that is used to compare two entities, indicating that one entity has a greater or lesser degree of a certain quality than the other

adjetivo comparativo

an adjective that is used to compare three or more entities, indicating that one entity has the highest or lowest degree of a certain quality among all others

adjetivo superlativo

an adjective that is formed by combining two or more words together to modify a noun

adjetivo composto

an adjective that refers to a non-specific or unspecified quantity or quality of a noun

adjetivo indefinido

an adjective that indicates a specific number or quantity of something

adjetivo numeral

an adjective that follows the noun it modifies in a sentence rather than preceding it

adjetivo pospositivo

an adjective that can be modified by words like "very," "quite," or "extremely" to indicate different degrees or levels of the described quality

adjetivo gradável

an adjective that does not have degrees or levels of intensity and cannot be modified by words like "very" or "extremely

adjetivo não gradável

an adjective formed from a verb's participle form that describes a noun or pronoun

adjetivo participial

(grammar) a form of a verb that functions as a noun and is formed by adding the suffix -ing to the base form of the verb

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