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dele

"dele" means "his" in Portuguese. It is number 132 on the frequency list, in A1 (contraction).

Meaning

his; of him

IPA

/ˈde.li/

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• É dele.
  It's his.
  Tatoeba: bill / CK
• Não era dele.
  It wasn't his.
  Tatoeba: Ricardo14 / CK
• Isto é dele.
  This is his.
  Tatoeba: bill / CK

Learned together

In the course, "dele" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• quê what
• quer whether ... or
• é that's right
• olá hello
• obrigado thank you (said by a man)
• alguém somebody
• algum some, any
• sem -less
• das of the, from the (feminine…

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