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How common is the use of direct articles before possessive adjectives?
For example: O meu -or just- Meu
How common is the use of direct articles before possessive adjectives?
For example: O meu -or just- Meu
For example: O meu -or just- Meu
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Both are correct and the use of the article depends only on how fast you want to speak.
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Just for fun, "meu" is a kind of slang used in São Paulo and Paraná, with the same meaning of "man" in American English or "guey" in Mexican Spanish.
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