Mets
Mets is the name of the professional baseball team based in New York City, used in Portuguese.
Which one should you use?
You may encounter Os Mets when referring to the team using a masculine article or A equipe dos Mets when specifically referring to the Mets team.
How does it change in a sentence?
The masculine form for 'The Mets' is Os Mets.
Did you know?
- While Os Mets refers to the team, the word mets in Portuguese is a phonetic coincidence with the word metes, which means 'you put' or 'you insert'.
- In Portuguese sports journalism, if a person wants to avoid repeating the name Mets, they might refer to the team as os nova-iorquinos (the New Yorkers), even though the name itself has no linguistic connection to the city.
- Despite the team being an American icon, Portuguese-speaking fans rarely adapt the spelling to Portuguese phonetics. They maintain the original English spelling Mets even when using the English pronunciation in conversation.
Examples in context
- Eu sou fã dos MetsI am a fan of the Mets
- Os Mets estão jogando hojeThe Mets are playing today
- Ontem, assisti a um jogo dos Mets. Eles jogaram muito bem!Yesterday, I watched a Mets game. They played really well!
- Os Mets têm uma ótima defesa nesta temporadaThe Mets have a great defense this season
- Eu torço para os Mets.I root for the Mets.
- O jogo dos Mets foi ótimo.The Mets game was great.
- Você gosta dos Mets?Do you like the Mets?
Example conversation
Gabriel and Camila are talking about sports at a cafe.
- GabrielVocê assistiu ao jogo dos Mets ontem?Did you watch the Mets game yesterday?
- CamilaSim, eu vi o jogo dos Mets!Yes, I saw the Mets game!
- GabrielEles jogaram muito bem.They played very well.
- CamilaVerdade, o time dos Mets está incrível.True, the Mets team is incredible.
