No. 30 in Portuguese
aos
The Portuguese word "aos" means "to the" or "to" (used with plural masculine nouns).
In a sentence
Eu entreguei os documentos aos advogados.
I handed over the documents to the lawyers.
Here, 'aos' combines the preposition 'a' (to) with the article 'os' (the), forming a contraction meaning 'to the' when referring to a masculine plural noun.
Os agradecimentos foram dirigidos aos participantes.
The thanks were addressed to the participants.
In this instance, 'aos' is used similarly to the previous example, contracting 'a' with 'os' (to the participants).
A atenção aos detalhes faz a diferença.
Attention to detail makes the difference.
In this case, 'aos' functions in the same way, indicating 'to the' in the phrase 'to the details' and showing its utility in a phrase where it pairs with a plural masculine noun.
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