No. 345 in Portuguese
nesse
"In that" or "on that," depending on context.
In a sentence
Eu estou interessado nesse livro.
I am interested in this book.
In this sentence, 'nesse' is a contraction of 'em' and 'esse' referring to a book closer to the listener.
Nós conversamos sobre isso nesse dia.
We talked about it on that day.
Here, 'nesse' combines 'em' and 'esse' to specify a particular day previously mentioned.
Nesse caso, a melhor solução é esperar.
In this case, the best solution is to wait.
In this example, 'nesse' merges 'em' with 'esse' to indicate a specific scenario being discussed.
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