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How to Say ‘It has no corners’ in Portuguese

Não tem cantos

nowng TEHNG KAHN-toosh

[nowng TEHNG KAHN-toosh]

💬 Usage Tip: To say something is missing, just put não before the verb, with no "any" needed. Another example: Não tem açúcar. "It has no sugar."

Phrase Breakdown

Não

[nowng]

not

Negation word used to make the verb negative.

Example

Não tenho dinheiro comigo neste momento.

I do not have cash with me at the moment.

tem

[TEHNG]

Has

Possess or hold.

Example

Ela tem estilo e elegância.

She has style and elegance.

cantos

[KAHN-toosh]

corners

Plural of 'canto'; points where two sides or edges meet.

Example

A mesa tem quatro cantos.

The table has four corners.

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