No. 23 in Portuguese
ano
"Year."
In a sentence
Faz um ano que comecei a aprender piano.
It's been a year since I started learning piano.
Here, 'ano' indicates a time span of one year, expressing a duration.
O ano de 2023 foi marcado por muitos eventos importantes.
The year 2023 was marked by many important events.
In this sentence, 'ano' is used to specify a particular calendar year.
No próximo ano, planejo viajar para o Japão.
Next year, I plan to travel to Japan.
'Ano' here refers to the subsequent one-year period.
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