No. 1,465 in Portuguese
antigos
"Antigos" means "old" or "ancient" in English.
In a sentence
Meus amigos antigos me mandaram uma carta ontem.
My old friends sent me a letter yesterday.
Here, 'antigos' is used to refer to 'old' as in former or past, describing friends I had in the past.
Encontrei documentos antigos no sótão.
I found old documents in the attic.
In this scenario, 'antigos' describes the age of documents, indicating that they are old or historical.
Os métodos antigos de ensino eram mais rígidos.
The old teaching methods were more rigid.
The word 'antigos' here refers to methods from the past, emphasizing their age in contrast to contemporary teaching methods.
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