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PORTUGUESE · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

esse.

that (near you)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

det/ˈe.si/Brazil/ˈe.sɨ/Portugal
  1. that (near you)

    Esse chapéu está limpo?
  2. this (near me)

    Brazil · colloquial
    Esse livro é muito bom.
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese esse, from Latin ipse (“himself”).

pron/ˈe.si/Brazil/ˈe.sɨ/Portugal
  1. that, that one (near you)

    definite · demonstrative · pronoun
  2. that (that one); this (this one) (indicates something already mentioned or understood from context)

    definite · demonstrative · pronoun
    Esse é o segredo para vencer.
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese esse, from Latin ipse (“himself”).

noun/ˈɛ.si/Brazil/ˈɛ.sɨ/Portugal
  1. The name of the Latin script letter S/s.

    definite · demonstrative · masculine · pronoun
  2. something shaped like the letter S

    definite · demonstrative · masculine · pronoun
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