Crase, what is it and when to use Crase in a word?
The term crasis means junction, fusion. It's still not very clear what a crasis is for you, let's explain what a crasis is and how it should be used.
As we know, crasis is part of our Portuguese language, many things have changed and many of us cannot understand very well what is what, and we end up turning to the internet to learn more about various things, especially when it comes to the subjects of school, so stay with us in this article and learn everything about Crase.
What is Crasis?
The term crasis means fusion, joining. In Portuguese, the crasis is the name given to the contraction of the preposition “a” with:
Feminine article “a” or “as”.
The “a” of the pronouns “that”(s), “that”(s), “that”, “thatother”(s), and “thatloutra”(s).
The “a” in the relative pronoun “a que” and “as que”.
The “a” of the demonstrative pronoun “a” or “as”
How to use Crase?
We arrived home early (colloquially, “at home”).
We arrived at my father's house early.
The rafters returned to land.
The rafters arrived at the land they were looking for.
He returned to the land of his grandparents.
I will take a distance course.
We are 5 kilometers away from my father's house.
When is the crasis optional?
The use of a grave accent indicating a crasis is optional:
-Before possessive pronouns
-Before female first names
-Before the preposition even preceding feminine nouns
Specific cases for using Crase
In some cases, Crase is subject to verification.
Crases before place names: Crasses only occur before place names that admit the preposition of the article a when governed by the preposition a. An easy way to check if there is a preposition of the article a is to replace the preposition a with the prepositions de or em.
Contraction of the preposition a with feminine definite article a: a + a = à
Contraction of the preposition de with feminine definite article a: de + a = da
Contraction of the preposition em with feminine definite article a: em + a = na
As we have seen, using Crase is not that difficult, you must pay attention to the word that precedes the possible use of Crase.
