No. 158 in Portuguese
nossa
"Our" or an exclamation meaning "Wow" / "Oh my."
In a sentence
Nossa, como o céu está bonito hoje!
Wow, the sky looks beautiful today!
'Nossa' in this sentence is an interjection expressing surprise or admiration.
Nossa equipe venceu a competição.
Our team won the competition.
'Nossa' in this sentence is a possessive pronoun indicating that the team belongs to 'us' (first person plural).
Alugamos a nossa casa na praia para o verão.
We rented our house at the beach for the summer.
'Nossa' here is also a possessive pronoun referring to the shared ownership of the house by the speaker and others.
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