No. 133 in Portuguese
segunda
"Segunda" in English means "Monday" or "second" depending on the context.
In a sentence
Hoje é segunda-feira, o começo da semana.
Today is Monday, the start of the week.
In this sentence, 'segunda' is part of the compound noun 'segunda-feira', meaning 'Monday', which is the second day of the week in Portuguese tradition.
Segundo a professora, o estudo constante é essencial.
According to the teacher, constant study is essential.
Here, 'segundo' functions as a preposition or introductory phrase meaning 'according to', conveying the source of the statement.
É o segundo livro que leio este mês.
It is the second book I read this month.
In this sentence, 'segundo' is used as an ordinal number, meaning 'second', and indicates sequence or order, in this case, of the books read.
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