No. 2,302 in Portuguese
el
In Portuguese, "el" is not a standalone word; it might be a typo or confusion with "ele," which means "he" or "it" (for masculine nouns).
In a sentence
O computador falhou, mas ele ainda funciona.
The computer failed, but it still works.
In this sentence, "ele" (el) is used as the pronoun referring to 'the computer' (masculine singular noun).
A casa é bonita, mas ela é muito cara.
The house is beautiful, but it is very expensive.
Here "ela" (feminine form of el) represents 'the house' (feminine singular noun).
Ele estava atrasado para a reunião.
He was late for the meeting.
Here "ele" refers to a person (masculine subject, singular).
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