No. 6 in Portuguese
no
"In the" (contraction of "em" + "o").
In a sentence
Eu vi um pássaro no jardim.
I saw a bird in the garden.
Here, 'no' is a contraction of 'em' + 'o' (in the + masculine singular noun), indicating location.
Ele pensou no que faria no futuro.
He thought about what he would do in the future.
In this case, 'no' combines 'em' + 'o' (in/on the + masculine singular noun), indicating consideration or thought about a concept.
Antes de ir para o trabalho, ele tomou café no café da esquina.
Before going to work, he had coffee at the coffee shop on the corner.
Here, 'no' is 'em' + 'o' (in/at the + masculine singular noun), indicating location again, but for a specific venue.
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