This is the 5751st most frequent Portuguese word.
ap
"Ap" is an informal abbreviation for "apartamento," meaning "apartment" in English.
Here, 'ap' is an informal abbreviation of 'apartamento', commonly used in casual communication to refer to a residential space.
Eu aluguei um ap próximo ao centro da cidade.
I rented an apartment close to the city center.
In this sentence, 'ap' is still used informally and refers to João's apartment, highlighting ownership or association.
No ap do João, há uma pintura bonita na sala.
At João's apartment, there's a beautiful painting in the living room.
Here, 'ap' refers to the concept of an apartment and is used in the context of renovation, showing a temporal aspect before occupancy.