Contraction in Portuguese

Definition

Definition in EnglishA shortened form combining two words, used in speech and written with an apostrophe in place of omitted letters.

Definition in PortugueseForma curta que junta duas palavras, usada na fala e escrita com apóstrofo no lugar das letras omitidas.

Example sentences

• “I'm” é uma contração de “I am”.🔊

  “I'm” is a contraction of “I am”.

• A contração de “do not” é “don't”.🔊

  The contraction of “do not” is “don't”.

contraction in other languages

• What contraction means
• In French
• In Japanese