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I do. The is “el/la” and a is “un/una”.

In my dad’s language and my second language, it’s “the” and “a”

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[-] baduhai@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

That's not true for all Portuguese speakers. Most brazilian northeasterners don't use it as you described, as it's unnecessary.

Edit: The way I would say the sentences above:

"Pra meu pai"
"Sou filho de meu pai"

[-] Phen@lemmy.eco.br 1 points 2 days ago

I was gonna edit the comment to add a similar note right after posting but I was already half asleep and apparently I didn't do it.

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