só.
only; just (alone in a category)
Meaning & usage
only; just (alone in a category)
Só um carro já é suficiente.
only; just (no more than)
Só três pessoas vão receber o prémio.
Só um minuto.
only; merely; just (introduces a number or object with the implication that it is small or insufficient)
Tomo só uma cerveja por mês.
Where this word comes from
Old Galician-Portuguese soo, from Latin sōlus (“alone”). Doublet of solo.
alone (by oneself; not accompanied)
Você está só?
lonely; solitary (living or being by oneself)
Senti-me só.
Where this word comes from
Old Galician-Portuguese soo, from Latin sōlus (“alone”). Doublet of solo.
only; just (indicates that no other action is/was/will be performed)
Nós só comemos carne.
only; merely; just; simply (indicates that the action is not significant)
Eles só roubaram uns clipes.
alone (unaccompanied or without help)
Prefiro morar só.
Where this word comes from
Old Galician-Portuguese soo, from Latin sōlus (“alone”). Doublet of solo.
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