No. 37 in Portuguese
dois
The Portuguese word "dois" means "two" in English.
In a sentence
Eu tenho dois livros em minha estante.
I have two books on my shelf.
The word 'dois' is used as a numeral, indicating the quantity of books.
O jogador marcou dois gols no jogo de hoje.
The player scored two goals in today's game.
Here, 'dois' functions as a numeral, showing the count of goals scored.
Essas caixas são dois tamanhos maiores que a outra.
These boxes are two sizes larger than the other one.
In this example, 'dois' is used to signify a degree of comparison, pertaining to the number of size levels.
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