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How to Say ‘Can I put a rectangle?’ in Portuguese

Posso pôr um retângulo?

POH-soo por oom reh-TAHN-goo-loo

[POH-soo por oom reh-TAHN-goo-loo]

💬 Usage Tip: Posso + an action asks "can I...?": Posso mudar a cor? "Can I change the colour?". pôr means "to put", and the accent separates it from por "for/by".

Phrase Breakdown

Posso pôr

POH-soo por

Can I put

'Posso' means 'I can'. 'Pôr' (to put) has a closed 'ô'.

Example

Posso pôr aqui?

Can I put it here?

Words in this phrase

Posso

[POH-soo]

may I / can I

First-person form of the verb meaning to be allowed to or able to do something.

Example

Perguntei «Posso» antes de me sentar.

I asked “May I?” before sitting down.

pôr

[por]

to put

Verb meaning to place or add something, such as a candle or decoration.

Example

Também podemos pôr uma vela no bolo.

We can also put a candle on the cake.

um retângulo?

oom reh-TAHN-goo-loo

a rectangle?

'Retângulo' is stressed on 'TÂN'. The first 'e' is weak: 'r'TÂN-gu-lu'.

Example

Desenha um retângulo.

Draw a rectangle.

Words in this phrase

[oom]

Masculine singular indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'.

Example

É um pouco cedo hoje.

It is a little early today.

retângulo

[reh-TAHN-goo-loo]

rectangle

Masculine noun for a four-sided shape with right angles.

Example

A mesa tem forma de retângulo.

The table is rectangle-shaped.

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