Crase - Portuguese - Further Rules - Optional Crasis

Optional Crasis

The grave accent is optional in the following cases:

  • Before a female's first name

Refiro-me Fernanda. ("I am referring to Fernanda")

  • Before feminine possessive pronoun

Dirija-se sua fazenda. ("Go to your hacienda")

  • After the preposition até'

Dirija-se até porta. ("Go by that door", "get out of here")

Eu fui até Bahia de carro. ("I traveled to Bahia by car")

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