No. 236 in Portuguese
vários
Several; various.
In a sentence
Vários pássaros voavam pelo céu.
Several birds were flying in the sky.
'Vários' is used here as an adjective to indicate a plural and unspecified quantity, meaning 'several.'
Ele tinha vários motivos para ficar feliz.
He had several reasons to be happy.
In this sentence, 'vários' conveys the idea of multiple or many, used as an adjective to describe 'motivos' (reasons).
Encontrei várias moedas antigas na caixa.
I found several old coins in the box.
The word 'vários' describes the amount of 'moedas antigas' (old coins) and is used as an adjective indicating quantity.
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