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PREPOSITIONS de of, from em in, on a to (direction), at (time) por for (a favor for), out of, because of, from, by para for, to, towards Indefinite article and preposition merge (contraction) de = from Portugal, Portugal's em = in Portugal, on the table     masculine feminine de singular dum * duma * em singular num numa * Colloquial use!!!! Avoid in written Portuguese. Definite article and preposition merge a = to Portugal, at three de = from Portugal, Portugal's em = In Portugal, on the table por = for; out of, because of, from, by; through     masculine feminine a singular ao à   plural aos às de singular do da   plural dos das em singular no na   plural nos nas por singular pelo pela   plural pelos pelas Simplified table (you can reason the blank places)      masculine feminine a singular ao à de singular do   em singular no   por singular pelo     (none at the time)!