No. 45 in Portuguese
segundo
"Segundo" in Portuguese means "second" in English.
In a sentence
Segundo a professora, teremos prova amanhã.
According to the teacher, we will have a test tomorrow.
In this sentence, 'segundo' is used as a preposition meaning 'according to', introducing a source of information or opinion.
Ele foi o segundo a chegar na reunião.
He was the second to arrive at the meeting.
Here, 'segundo' is used as an ordinal adjective to describe the numerical position in a sequence.
Resolvi o problema em segundo lugar.
I solved the problem in second place.
In this example, 'segundo' is part of an expression indicating rank or sequence in a competitive situation.
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