coisa

Dictionary

Meaning

1. thing (a physical object, entity or situation)
2. thingamajig; gizmo, thingy (something whose name is unknown)

Hyphenated as

coi‧sa

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkoj.zɐ/

Inherited from Latin

causa

Cognate with Galician

cousa

Cognate with French

chose

coisar

A placeholder verb used when the speaker does not remember a specific verb, and whose meaning can be inferred through context.

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Sentences

Nós temos que fazer alguma coisa !

We have to do something!

Tudo começa com uma coisa .

It all starts with one thing.

Como você poderia pensar em tal coisa ?

How could you think of such a thing?

Muito provavelmente você já viu a mesma coisa .

Most likely you have seen the same thing.

Você precisa remover mais alguma coisa da parede antes de se mudar ?

Do you need to remove anything else from the wall before moving?

A

coisa em si estava quase totalmente enterrada na areia .

The thing itself was almost entirely buried in the sand.

Isso não
🚫

era promissor ou ter qualquer coisa .

This wasn't promising or having anything.

O

infinito é uma coisa chata , nos dois
2️⃣

sentidos da palavra .

Infinity is a boring thing, in both senses of the word.

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