{"id":2261,"date":"2026-01-30T09:58:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T12:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesidiomas.com.br\/blog\/?p=2261"},"modified":"2026-01-30T09:58:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T12:58:31","slug":"o-que-sao-os-plural-only-nouns-e-como-utiliza-los","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesidiomas.com.br\/blog\/o-que-sao-os-plural-only-nouns-e-como-utiliza-los\/","title":{"rendered":"O que s\u00e3o os plural-only nouns e como utiliz\u00e1-los"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Entenda o que s\u00e3o os plural-only nouns no ingl\u00eas, quais os exemplos mais comuns e como utiliz\u00e1-los corretamente em frases.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ao estudar ingl\u00eas, voc\u00ea j\u00e1 deve ter se deparado com palavras que sempre aparecem no plural, mesmo quando se referem a apenas um objeto. Estas palavras s\u00e3o conhecidas como <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">plural-only nouns<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, e existem algumas regras que devem ser seguidas quando se quer utiliz\u00e1-las.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vamos entender melhor como funciona?<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>O que s\u00e3o <\/b><b><i>plural-only nouns<\/i><\/b><b>?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Os<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> plural-only nouns<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> s\u00e3o substantivos que n\u00e3o possuem forma no singular em ingl\u00eas. Eles sempre s\u00e3o usados no plural, tanto na escrita quanto na concord\u00e2ncia verbal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mesmo que se refira a uma \u00fanica unidade do objeto, a l\u00edngua exige que estes substantivos estejam no plural.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Exemplos comuns\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Os exemplos mais comuns de<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> plural-only nouns<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> se referem a pe\u00e7as de roupa ou a ferramentas\/equipamentos:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>pants<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (cal\u00e7a)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>jeans<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>shorts<\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>pajamas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (pijama)<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>scissors<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (tesoura)<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>glasses<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (\u00f3culos)<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>binoculars<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (bin\u00f3culos)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No entanto, existem alguns exemplos que n\u00e3o se encaixam nestas categorias, como por exemplo:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>earnings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (ganhos)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>savings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (economias)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>belongings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (pertences)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>stairs <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(escada)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udccc Exemplo em frases:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My pants are new.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These scissors are very sharp.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be careful \u2013 the stairs are slippery!<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Como falar de \u201cuma pe\u00e7a\u201d usando <\/b><b><i>plural-only nouns<\/i><\/b><b>?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Agora voc\u00ea j\u00e1 come\u00e7ou a entender o que s\u00e3o os <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">plural-only nouns<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, mas e quando voc\u00ea quer deixar claro que est\u00e1 se referindo a uma \u00fanica unidade daquele objeto? Nesse caso, a solu\u00e7\u00e3o \u00e9 utilizar uma das seguintes express\u00f5es:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>a pair of + plural-only noun<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ou\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>a set of + plural-only noun<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udccc Exemplos:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I bought a new <\/span><\/i><b><i>pair of pants<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This <\/span><\/i><b><i>pair of scissors<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is broken.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Isn\u2019t my new <\/span><\/i><b><i>set of pajamas<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> cute?<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b><i>Plural-only nouns<\/i><\/b><b> e concord\u00e2ncia verbal<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sempre que o substantivo estiver sozinho, use o <\/span><b>verbo no plural<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My shorts <\/span><\/i><b><i>are<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> too big.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your belongings <\/span><\/i><b><i>are<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> safe.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mas, se usar <\/span><b>a pair of <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ou <\/span><b>a set of<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, o verbo deve concordar com <\/span><b>pair\/set<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This pair of shorts <\/span><\/i><b><i>is<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> very comfortable.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I bought this set of pajamas because it <\/span><\/i><b><i>was<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on sale.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Erros comuns<\/b><b><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/b><b>para evitar<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c<\/span> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This pant is expensive.<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2705 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These pants are expensive.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c<\/span> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The scissors is on the desk.<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2705 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The scissors are on the desk.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c<\/span> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I need a new pajama.<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2705 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I need a new set of pajamas.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h2><b>Por que aprender <\/b><b><i>plural-only nouns<\/i><\/b><b> \u00e9 importante?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Os <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">plural-only nouns<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> aparecem com muita frequ\u00eancia no ingl\u00eas do dia a dia, seja em conversas informais, no ambiente de trabalho ou em viagens. Entender como eles funcionam evita erros simples, mas muito percept\u00edveis para falantes nativos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">S\u00e3o pequenos detalhes que fazem uma grande diferen\u00e7a na flu\u00eancia e na confian\u00e7a ao falar ingl\u00eas!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Quer mais dicas de como melhorar sua flu\u00eancia? 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