No. 1,469 in Portuguese
aquela
"That" (referring to something feminine and distant).
In a sentence
Aquela casa é muito bonita.
That house is very beautiful.
In this sentence, 'aquela' is used as a demonstrative adjective referring to a specific house that is distant in either space or context.
Eu quero comprar aquela camisa que vimos ontem.
I want to buy that shirt we saw yesterday.
Here, 'aquela' specifies a particular shirt that both the speaker and the listener are familiar with, indicating distance.
Você lembra daquela música antiga?
Do you remember that old song?
In this example, 'daquela' (a contraction of 'de' and 'aquela') references a specific old song, showing its function in indirect contexts.
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