o senhor
التعريفات والمعاني
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
From o (“the”) + senhor (“sir”).
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Pronoun ===
o senhor (feminine a senhora, masculine plural os senhores, feminine plural as senhoras)
(formal) second-person masculine singular personal pronoun; you
Synonyms: (informal) tu, você
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see o, senhor.
==== Usage notes ====
Used to show respect when talking to someone older or to a hierarchical superior (such as a boss or a teacher). It represents a higher degree of formality when compared to você and tu.
Although being a second-person pronoun, it should always take third-person verb forms.
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