No. 2,497 in Portuguese
coronavírus
"Coronavírus" is a type of virus that can cause respiratory illnesses in humans and animals.
In a sentence
O coronavírus afetou muitas pessoas em todo o mundo.
The coronavirus affected many people around the world.
Here, 'coronavírus' is used as the subject of the sentence, referring to the virus that caused a global pandemic.
A pesquisa sobre o coronavírus está avançando rapidamente.
Research on the coronavirus is progressing rapidly.
In this sentence, 'coronavírus' serves as the object of preposition 'sobre', referring to the virus that is the focus of scientific study.
Você sabia que existem diferentes tipos de coronavírus?
Did you know there are different types of coronavirus?
Here, 'coronavírus' is used in the plural form to discuss the broader category of viruses to which it belongs.
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