No. 466 in Portuguese
dessas
"Of those" or "from those."
In a sentence
Eu gostaria de provar uma dessas sobremesas.
I would like to try one of those desserts.
Here, 'dessas' is used as a demonstrative pronoun, referring to specific desserts known to both the speaker and listener.
Ela evitou cometer erros como um desses.
She avoided making mistakes like one of those.
Here, 'dessas' implies belonging to a certain category the speaker is discussing.
Você já viu histórias como dessas em algum lugar?
Have you ever seen stories like those somewhere?
Here, 'dessas' refers to specific stories of a certain kind or context previous discussed.
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