No. 88 in Portuguese
este
"Este" means "this" in English.
In a sentence
Este livro é muito interessante.
This book is very interesting.
In this sentence, 'este' is used as a demonstrative adjective to specify that the book being referred to is near the speaker.
Este é meu irmão João.
This is my brother John.
Here, 'este' serves as a demonstrative pronoun, directly referring to the subject being introduced, my brother.
Preciso resolver este problema antes de continuar.
I need to solve this problem before continuing.
In this case, 'este' functions as a demonstrative adjective to denote a problem that is specific and pertinent at the moment being addressed.
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