Contável

Contável is a Portuguese word that translates to "countable" in English. It is used in grammar to describe nouns that can be individually enumerated. In languages like Portuguese and English, countable nouns can be used with numbers and articles like "a" or "an" (in English) or "um" or "uma" (in Portuguese). For example, "a book" or "um livro" is countable, as you can have one book, two books, etc. Conversely, uncountable nouns, such as "water" or "água," cannot be easily enumerated and are typically used with quantifiers like "some" or "much" (in English) or "algum" or "muito" (in Portuguese). The distinction between countable and uncountable nouns is a fundamental concept in language acquisition and linguistic analysis. Understanding whether a noun is countable or uncountable affects grammatical constructions, particularly the use of singular and plural forms and the choice of determiners. This grammatical feature exists across many languages, though the specific categorization of certain nouns may vary.