No. 115 in Portuguese
nova
"Nova" means "new" (feminine) in English.
In a sentence
Comprei uma bolsa nova.
I bought a new bag.
Here, 'nova' describes the attribute 'new' of the noun 'bag'.
A nova aluna começou hoje.
The new student started today.
The word 'nova' is used as an adjective describing the noun 'student', indicating she is new.
Essa ideia não parece tão nova.
This idea doesn't seem so new.
In this case, 'nova' is used to describe the noun 'idea', suggesting that the idea might not appear to be recent or original.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “nova” in actual Portuguese podcasts.
Find “nova” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Portuguese podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into português, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Portuguese books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).