Muitas

Muitas is the feminine plural form of the Portuguese adjective and adverb muito, used to indicate a large quantity or degree with feminine plural nouns. It functions as a determiner or quantifier, as in muitas pessoas or muitas ideias, and it also appears in fixed expressions such as muitas vezes, meaning often or many times. The corresponding forms are muitos (masculine plural), muita (feminine singular), and muito (masculine singular or as an adverb).

Grammatically, muitas agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies. It is not a noun by itself. In everyday use, it conveys both quantitative and qualitative emphasis, depending on context; for example, há muitas oportunidades (there are many opportunities) versus ele é muito capaz (he is very capable), where muito functions as an adverb.

Originating from Latin multus, through the development of Portuguese, muitas is common across dialects of Portugal and Brazil, with similar usage. It is typically found in descriptive or emphatic statements about quantity, frequency, or intensity, and pairs with a range of feminine plural nouns. See also related forms like muito, muita, muitos, and the set phrase muitas vezes.