No. 1,107 in Portuguese
mesmos
"Mesmos" means "same" or "the same" in English.
In a sentence
Os mesmos problemas continuam a aparecer.
The same problems keep appearing.
Here, "mesmos" is used as an adjective to emphasize that the problems are identical to previously mentioned ones.
Eles são os mesmos que participaram da reunião anterior.
They are the same ones who attended the previous meeting.
"Mesmos" serves as a pronoun referring back to a group previously discussed.
Nós devemos trabalhar para evitar cometer os mesmos erros.
We must work to avoid making the same mistakes.
"Mesmos" emphasizes the errors being consistent or repeated from past context.
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