These are the easiest! 😻 …Except those ending in ~l 😮💨.
Words ending in ~r
✻ rule: r ➾➾ res
- mulher ➜ mulheres
- Mulheres podem vir sozinhas. (Women can come alone.)
- sabor ➜ sabores
- Gosto de sabores fortes. (I like strong flavors.)
Words ending in ~s
✻ rule: s ➾➾ es
- pais ➜ paises
- Já visitei três países. (I’ve already visited 3 countries.)
- ônibus ➜ ônibuses
- Os ônibuses estão atrasados. (The buses are delayed.)
Words ending in ~z
✻ rule: z ➾➾ es
- luz ➜ luzes
- As luzes se apagaram. (The lights went out.)
- vez ➜ vezes
- Às vezes chove. (Sometimes it rains.)
The plurals for words ending in ~l don’t follow a simple rule and are usually divided into those ending in ~al; ~el; ~il; ~ol & ~ul (a,e,i,o,u!).
Words ending in ~l
✻ rule: l ➾➾ is
- real ➜ reais
- Esses documentos são reais. (These documents are real.)
- legal ➜ legais
- Têm pessoas legais aqui. (There are cool people here.)
Words ending in ~il
✻ rule (inconsistent!): il ➾➾ eis
- difícil ➜ dificeis
- Foram tempos difíceis. (They were difficult times.)
- frágil ➜ frágeis
- Essas caixas são frágeis. (These boxes are fragile.)