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Noun classification
Due to its meaning or structure, the noun can be separated in several groups.
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Concrete and abstract nouns
- A concrete noun relates to things that have autonomous existence. They can be real or not real, material or not material.
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- água (water)
- Brasil (Brazil)
- círculo (circle)
- galinha (chicken)
- João (John)
- professor (teacher)
- repolho (cabbage)
- An abstract noun relates to qualities, actions or states, independently of the things to which they are associated.
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- beleza (beauty)
- saudade (nostalgia)
- calor (heat)
- vida (life)
- encontro (meeting)
- tamanho (size)
- condição
Occasionally a noun can be both, depending on the circumstance.
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Common, proper, and collective nouns
- A noun that refers to specie is classified as general.
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- arquivo (file)
- bananeira (banana tree)
- caixa (box)
- pessoa (person)
- vinho (wine)
- A noun that refers to an individual being is classified as proper.
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- Carlos (Charles)
- Lisboa (Lisbon)
- São Paulo
- A noun that refers to a collectivity is classified as collective.
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- arquipélago (archipelago) - of islands
- assembléia (assembly) - of deputies
- exército (army) - of soldiers
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