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uns/umas

[ũs / ˈumɐs]
indefinite article / pronounmasculine / femininepl: N/A (already plural form)
some, a few, ones
1. Plural indefinite article used to indicate an unspecified quantity of masculine or feminine nouns
I bought some books yesterday.
Comprei uns livros ontem.
2. Pronoun referring to an unspecified group of people or things
Some of them arrived early.
Umas delas chegaram cedo.
3. Colloquial usage meaning 'about' or 'approximately' when referring to quantity or time
There were about thirty people at the party.
Havia uns trinta pessoas na festa.
NYC Slang
some, a couple of
Synonyms
algunsalgumascertoscertasváriosvárias
Antonyms
nenhunsnenhumas

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
uns/umas
Standard usage, very common in spoken Portuguese
São Paulo
uns/umas
Frequently used in informal speech
Rio de Janeiro
uns/umas
Common in colloquial expressions
Portugal
uns/umas
Standard usage, though some speakers may prefer 'alguns/algumas' in formal contexts

Related Idioms & Phrases

uns quantos (a few, quite a few)
uns aos outros (one another, each other)
ser uns e outros (to be neither one thing nor another)
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