No. 178 in Portuguese
novos
"Novos" means "new" (plural form) in English.
In a sentence
Os alunos novos chegaram na escola hoje.
The new students arrived at school today.
The word 'novos' is used as an adjective describing the noun 'alunos', specifying their novelty or recent enrollment.
Comprei sapatos novos para a festa.
I bought new shoes for the party.
Here, 'novos' acts as an adjective modifying the noun 'sapatos', indicating their recent purchase or unused condition.
Estamos prontos para enfrentar novos desafios.
We are ready to face new challenges.
In this sentence, 'novos' describes 'desafios', adding the attribute of being recent or not previously encountered to the challenges.
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