{"id":61251,"date":"2024-03-10T13:07:37","date_gmt":"2024-03-10T17:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/learn\/portuguese-prepositions\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T13:07:29","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T18:07:29","slug":"portuguese-prepositions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/portuguese\/portuguese-prepositions\/","title":{"rendered":"37 Common Portuguese Prepositions and Contracted Prepositions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Above, below, before, after and everywhere in between: These are prepositions, words that typically comes before a noun or pronoun to show its relationship to another word in the sentence.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Prepositions indicate location, direction, time, manner or possession, and they’re super useful little words.\u00a0Get to know Portuguese prepositions to add depth to your conversations.<\/p>\n

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How to Use Portuguese Prepositions<\/h2>\n

In Portuguese, like in English, prepositions are typically placed before the noun or pronoun they relate to. For example:<\/p>\n

English:<\/strong> I am going to the store.
\nPortuguese:<\/strong> Eu estou indo \u00e0 loja.<\/em><\/p>\n

English:<\/strong> He’s sitting next to me.
\nPortuguese:<\/strong> Ele est\u00e1 sentado ao meu lado.<\/em><\/p>\n

However, there are some cases where the preposition can be placed at the end of the sentence in Portuguese, especially in informal or colloquial speech<\/a>. This is more common in Brazilian Portuguese than in European Portuguese. For example:<\/p>\n

Voc\u00ea vai com quem?<\/em> (Who are you going with?) instead of Com quem voc\u00ea vai?<\/em><\/p>\n

Ela est\u00e1 falando de qu\u00ea?<\/em> (What is she talking about?) instead of De qu\u00ea ela est\u00e1 falando?<\/em><\/p>\n

But in formal writing and standard Portuguese, prepositions are generally placed before the noun or pronoun.<\/p>\n

Portuguese Prepositions<\/h2>\n

Below are the most common Portuguese prepositions, along with an example sentence for each. The examples will give you a general idea of how and when to use each preposition. The FluentU program<\/a> can provide even more context for these words, and many others.

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