No. 1,290 in Portuguese
rui
"Rui" is a Portuguese male given name.
In a sentence
Rui é um nome comum em Portugal.
Rui is a common name in Portugal.
The word 'Rui' is used as a proper noun indicating a personal name.
Depois da tempestade, o muro da casa ruiu completamente.
After the storm, the wall of the house completely collapsed.
The word 'rui' is conjugated in the third-person singular past tense from the verb 'ruir', meaning 'to collapse'.
Na reunião, Rui expressou suas ideias de forma clara.
In the meeting, Rui expressed his ideas clearly.
The word 'Rui' is once again used as a proper noun, referring to a person named Rui.
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