No. 104 in Portuguese
assim
"Assim" means "like this" or "in this way" in English.
In a sentence
Assim que a reunião terminar, enviaremos um relatório.
As soon as the meeting ends, we will send a report.
In this sentence, 'assim que' is a conjunction that means 'as soon as,' indicating the timing of an event.
Ela decorou a sala assim como pediu o cliente.
She decorated the room just as the client requested.
In this phrase, 'assim como' functions as a comparative phrase, meaning 'just as' to emphasize similarity.
Ele falou de um modo simples e assim todos entenderam.
He spoke simply and thus everyone understood.
Here, 'assim' is an adverb meaning 'thus' or 'in this way,' describing the consequence of the action.
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