No. 983 in Portuguese
coletiva
"Coletiva" means "collective" in English, referring to something done or shared by a group.
In a sentence
A decisão foi tomada de forma coletiva pelos membros da organização.
The decision was made collectively by the members of the organization.
In this sentence, "coletiva" is used as an adverbial descriptor, modifying "forma" to describe how the action of decision-making was performed.
A entrevista coletiva será realizada na próxima semana.
The press conference will be held next week.
Here, "coletiva" functions as an adjective, qualifying "entrevista" to specify the type of meeting being referred to.
Optamos por morar em uma habitação coletiva para reduzir custos.
We chose to live in collective housing to reduce costs.
In this instance, "coletiva" acts as an adjective, describing "habitação" as being shared among multiple individuals or groups.
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