namorado

This is the 2656th most frequent Portuguese word.


namorado

Boyfriend.


Here, 'namorado' refers to a male romantic partner.

Meu namorado adora cozinhar para nós.

My boyfriend loves to cook for us.


In this sentence, 'namorada' is 'girlfriend', showing the change in form to reflect gender.

Ele falou com a namorada dele ontem à noite.

He spoke with his girlfriend last night.


'Namorado' is used again to indicate a new romantic partner.

Você já viu como ela está feliz com o novo namorado?

Have you seen how happy she is with her new boyfriend?