cujas
Cujas is the feminine plural form of the Portuguese relative possessive pronoun used in relative clauses to indicate possession of a feminine plural antecedent. It, along with cujo, cuja, cujos, and cujas, derives from the Latin cuius and functions similarly to the English word whose.
In Portuguese, these forms agree with the noun they possess, not with the possessor. Cujas refers to
- Cujas is most common in formal or written Portuguese; in everyday speech, speakers may avoid possessive
- The choice of cujas depends on the gender and number of the possessed noun, not the possessor.
- Cujo, cuja, cujos, and cujas can also introduce longer clauses, increasing precision in complex sentences.
- Relative clauses in Portuguese
- Possessive pronouns and their relative forms
- Stylistic considerations in formal Portuguese writing
Cujas thus serves as a specific, grammatically precise tool for linking possessive relationships to feminine plural