This page lists common conjunctions in Brazilian Portuguese.
Conjunctions are words that connect parts of speech together to form more complex sentences. In English, the words and, or and if are examples of conjunctions.
Examples of sentences using conjunctions in English include:
- He went home because he was ill
- Don’t go there unless you need to
- I’m angry, but I’ll forgive you
See below for ten of the most common conjunctions in Brazilian Portuguese:
| also | também |
| and | e |
| because | porque |
| but | mas |
| however | porém |
| if | se |
| only | só |
| or | ou |
| that | que |
| then; so | então |
Unlike adjectives, Portuguese conjunctions do not change form according to gender or quantity.
I’ve listed a number of other conjunctions below. Look out for conjunctive phrases, where two or more words are joined together to form a conjunction:
| although | embora |
| as long as | desde que |
| even if | mesmo se |
| in addition to | além de |
| nor | nem |
| otherwise | senão |
| since | desde |
| therefore | logo |
| unless | a não ser que |
| until | até |
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