No. 353 in Portuguese
nós
"We" or "us" (personal pronoun).
In a sentence
Nós estamos indo para a escola agora.
We are going to school now.
In this sentence, 'nós' is used as the first-person plural pronoun meaning 'we', indicating the speakers as the performers of the action.
Os marinheiros soltaram os nós da corda.
The sailors released the knots from the rope.
Here, 'nós' means 'knots', referring to the tied loops in the rope.
Antes de começar, vamos desfazer os nós dessa situação.
Before starting, let's untie the knots of this situation.
In this example, 'nós' metaphorically represents entanglements or complications in a situation.
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