No. 2,925 in Portuguese
los
"Los" is not Portuguese; it is Spanish and means "the" (masculine plural).
In a sentence
Eu vou comprar aqueles sapatos, porque eu realmente gostei de vê-los.
I am going to buy those shoes because I really liked seeing them.
In this sentence, "los" is used as a pronoun referring to "the shoes," functioning as a direct object of the verb "ver." It is appended to the verb in its infinitive form, showing object pronoun usage.
Você os viu na loja antes?
Did you see them at the store before?
Here, "os" (shortened form of "los") directly precedes the conjugated verb "viu." It acts as the direct object pronoun replacing "them."
Os sapatos estavam na promoção, então eu decidi comprá-los.
The shoes were on sale, so I decided to buy them.
In this usage, "los" is attached to the verb "comprá" in its infinitive form, serving again as a direct object pronoun referring back to "os sapatos" (the shoes).
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