No. 590 in Portuguese
nossas
"Nossas" means "our" or "ours" (feminine plural).
In a sentence
Nossas ideias foram apresentadas ontem.
Our ideas were presented yesterday.
Here, 'nossas' is used as a possessive adjective indicating that the ideas belong to the speaker and at least one other person.
Aquelas são nossas cadeiras, não se sente nelas por favor.
Those are our chairs, please do not sit on them.
In this sentence, 'nossas' is specifying ownership of the chairs, emphasizing that they are the speaker's and their group's.
Vamos organizar nossas tarefas antes de começarmos.
Let us organize our tasks before we start.
'Nossas' is used here to attribute the tasks to the speaker and their cohort, showing collective ownership.
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