No. 219 in Portuguese
atual
"Atual" means "current" or "present" in English.
In a sentence
O problema atual é muito complexo.
The current problem is very complex.
In this sentence, 'atual' is used as an adjective meaning 'current' or 'present', describing the time-relevance of the noun 'problema' (problem).
Estou lendo um artigo atual sobre tecnologia.
I am reading a recent article about technology.
Here, 'atual' describes the noun 'artigo' (article), implying it is recent or up-to-date.
Devemos sempre estar atentos aos eventos atuais.
We should always be attentive to current events.
In this usage, 'atual' functions as an adjective qualifying 'eventos' (events), indicating they are happening in the present time.
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