No. 1,643 in Portuguese
nessa
"Nessa" means "in that" or "on that" (feminine singular form).
In a sentence
Nessa casa, há muitas flores.
In this house, there are many flowers.
In this sentence, 'nessa' is a contraction of 'em' (in) + 'essa' (that, feminine), indicating the location within a specific feminine noun, 'casa' (house).
Nessa manhã, senti uma brisa agradável.
In this morning, I felt a pleasant breeze.
Here, 'nessa' combines 'em' (at/in/on) and 'essa' (that, feminine) to indicate a point in time that is feminine in grammatical gender, 'manhã' (morning).
Vou pensar nessa ideia com cuidado.
I will think about this idea carefully.
In this example, 'nessa' merges 'em' (about) and 'essa' (that, feminine), referring to the abstract feminine concept, 'ideia' (idea).
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