| Language: | Portuguese |
| Feature: | Politeness Distinctions in Pronouns by Johannes Helmbrecht |
| Value: | Binary politeness distinction |
a senhora | 2nd sg. hon. | - polite form of address in European Portuguese |
o senhor | 2nd sg. hon. | |
você | 2nd sg. hon. | - the politeness difference between tu and você isnot very strong; - etymologically derived from vossa merce ‘Your honour’ |
vocês | 2nd pl. hon. | - the old 2nd plural vós has been replaced byvocês which triggers a 3rd person pl agreement on the verb; - vós is still used in some regions and in the church |