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em

"em" means "in, on, at" in Portuguese. It is number 20 on the frequency list, in A1 (prep).

Meaning

in, on, at

IPA

/ẽj̃/

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Onde você estava em 2003?
  Where were you in 2003?
  Tatoeba: ajdavidl / CK
• Sou bom em fazer isso.
  I'm good at doing that.
  Tatoeba: Ricardo14 / CK
• Não sou bom em nada.
  I'm not good at anything.
  Tatoeba: bill / DiePain

Learned together

In the course, "em" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• do of the, from the (masculine)
• por by, for
• os the (masculine plural)
• ele he
• mas but
• isso that
• da of the, from the (feminine)
• sim yes
• as the (feminine plural)

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