o senhor

Portuguese

Etymology

From o (“the”) + senhor (“sir”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /u sẽˈɲoʁ/ [u sẽˈj̃oh], /u sĩˈɲoʁ/ [u sĩˈj̃oh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /u sẽˈɲoʁ/ [u sẽˈj̃oh], /u sĩˈɲoʁ/ [u sĩˈj̃oh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /u sẽˈɲoɾ/ [u sẽˈj̃oɾ], /u sĩˈɲoɾ/ [u sĩˈj̃oɾ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /u sẽˈɲoʁ/ [u sẽˈj̃oχ], /u sĩˈɲoʁ/ [u sĩˈj̃oχ]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /u sẽˈɲoɻ/ [u sẽˈj̃oɻ], /u sĩˈɲoɻ/ [u sĩˈj̃oɻ]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /u sɨˈɲoɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /u sɨˈɲoɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /u sɨˈɲo.ɾi/

Pronoun

o senhor (feminine a senhora, masculine plural os senhores, feminine plural as senhoras)

1. (formal) second-person masculine singular personal pronoun; you

   Synonyms: (informal) tu, você

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see o,‎ senhor.

Usage notes

• Used to show respect when talking to someone older or to a hierarchical superior (such as a boss or a teacher). It represents a higher degree of formality when compared to você and tu.
• Although being a second-person pronoun, it should always take third-person verb forms.

See also

Portuguese personal pronouns

number	person		nominative	prepositional	accusative	dative	prepositional with com	non-declining
singular	1st		eu	mim	me		comigo	—
	2nd		tu	ti	te		contigo	você o senhor m a senhora f
	3rd	m	ele		o (lo, no)	lhe	com ele	o mesmo
		f	ela		a (la, na)		com ela	a mesma
plural	1st		nós		nos		connosco (Portugal) conosco (Brazil)	a gente
	2nd		vós		vos		convosco com vós	vocês os senhores m as senhoras f
	3rd	m	eles		os (los, nos)	lhes	com eles	os mesmos
		f	elas		as (las, nas)		com elas	as mesmas
reflexive 3rd / indefinite			—	si	se		consigo	o mesmo etc. (reflexive)