“Sunset", "sunset", "sunset" or "sunset"? These are the forms that users of the Portuguese language use when writing the compound word that refers to the act of the sun setting over the horizon. However, only one of them is correct: the expression “por do sol” (with an accent and without a hyphen). Therefore, “put” is a noun verb and not a preposition (“by”), since it indicates the action of the sun setting.
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Topics of this article
- 1 - “Sunset”, “sunset”, “sunset” or “sunset”: which one is correct?
- 2 - Phrases with "sunset"
- 3 - “Sunset” in the new spelling agreement
- 4 - Plural of “sunset”
“Sunset", "sunset", "sunset" or "sunset": which one is correct?
The correct answer is “sunset” (with an accent and without a hyphen). This is because “por” (without an accent) is a preposition, while “put” (with an accent) is a verb noun. After all, the expression refers to the act of the sun setting over the horizon. As for the hyphen, the grammatical rule says that, in a compound word, we do not use a hyphen if it has a linking element, in this case, the term “do”.
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Phrases with "sunset"
Yesterday I saw a beautiful sunset.
O sunset it is always accompanied by a certain melancholy.
She didn't used to see the sunset.
Epaminondas likes to paint the sunset on your screens.
“Come see the sunset” is a short story by Lygia Fagundes Telles.
During the sunset, the sky turned red with shades of yellow.
For some, the sunset it is a natural phenomenon; but for others it is a poetic event.
Cristina tried to describe the sunset, unsuccessfully.
My goodbye will be as sad as a sunset.
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“Sunset" in the new spelling agreement
A compound word in which the presence of a linking element is verified had a hyphen before the new spelling agreement. But now this type of word, with some exceptions, no longer has a hyphen, such as “room in dinner” (before “dining room”), “day The day” (formerly “day-to-day”), “end in week” (before “weekend”) and “put of sol” (before “sunset”).
plural of "sunset"
The expression “sunset” has a preposition linking the elements that form the substantive compound. In this case, according to normative grammar, only the first element is plural, that is, the noun (or substantivated verb) “put”. Therefore, the plural of “sunset” is “sunsets”, as follows:
there are so many sunsets, which I already lost count.
You sunsets they are so romantic they make me cry.
Some sunsets, in the big city, show the colors of pollution.
By Warley Souza
Portuguese teacher
Would you like to reference this text in a school or academic work? Look:
SOUZA, Warley. "Sunset, sunset, sunset or sunset: which one is right?"; Brazil School. Available in: https://brasilescola.uol.com.br/gramatica/por-do-sol-por-do-sol-por-do-sol-ou-por-do-sol.htm. Accessed May 19, 2023.
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