fáceis

Fáceis is the plural form of the Portuguese adjective fácil, meaning "easy" or "not difficult." It is used to describe nouns in the plural and is common in both European and Brazilian Portuguese.

Grammar and usage: In Portuguese, adjectives agree in gender and number with the nouns they modify. Fácil has the same form for masculine and feminine singular. The plural form for both genders is fáceis. Examples: um problema fácil, dois problemas fáceis; uma tarefa fácil, várias tarefas fáceis. The phrase fácil de fazer is frequently used to indicate something that is easy to do, as in Estas tarefas são fáceis de fazer.

Etymology: Fácil derives from Latin facilis, itself from the verb facere, meaning to do or make. The word entered the Portuguese lexicon through the Romance language lineage and adapted its final spelling to reflect Portuguese orthography, including the plural ending -eis.

Usage notes: The comparative construction is mais fácil (more easy) or menos difícil (less difficult). The superlative can be expressed as facilíssimo. The adverbial form is facilmente (easily), as in Ele resolveu o problema facilmente. Fáceis and its forms are widely used in education, journalism, and everyday speech to describe tasks, concepts, or situations that are straightforward.

See also: The related terms easy, fácil, facilidade, and facílimo reflect related degrees of simplicity in Portuguese.