diff --git a/src/portuguese/ConstructionPor.gf b/src/portuguese/ConstructionPor.gf
index 1a1cad140..585f3b1a2 100644
--- a/src/portuguese/ConstructionPor.gf
+++ b/src/portuguese/ConstructionPor.gf
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ lin
   has_age_VP card = mkVP have_V2 (mkNP <lin Card card : Card> L.year_N) ;
 
   have_name_Cl x y = mkCl x (mkV2 (reflV (mkV "chamar"))) y ;
-  married_Cl x y = mkCl (lin NP x) L.married_A2 (lin NP y) | mkCl (mkNP and_Conj (lin NP x) (lin NP y)) (mkA "casado") ;
+  married_Cl x y = mkCl (lin NP x) L.married_A2 (lin NP y)
+    | mkCl (mkNP and_Conj (lin NP x) (lin NP y)) (mkA "casado") ;
 
   what_name_QCl x = mkQCl how_IAdv (mkCl (lin NP x) (reflV (mkV "chamar"))) ;
   how_old_QCl x = mkQCl (mkIP how8many_IDet L.year_N) x have_V2 ;
@@ -29,12 +30,18 @@ lin
   is_right_VP = mkVP (mkVA B.estar_V) (mkAP (mkA "certo")) ;
   is_wrong_VP = mkVP (mkVA B.estar_V) (mkAP (mkA "errado")) ;
 
-  n_units_AP card cn a = mkAP (lin AdA (mkUtt (mkNP <lin Card card : Card> (lin CN cn)))) (lin A a) ;
-
+  n_units_AP card cn a = mkAP (lin AdA (mkUtt (mkNP <lin Card card : Card> (lin CN cn))))
+                              (lin A a) ;
+  n_units_of_NP card cn np = mkNP card (mkCN (lin N2 cn) np) ;
+  n_unit_CN card cn cn = mkCN (invarA ("de" ++ card.s ! cn.g ++ cn.s ! card.n)) cn ;
+  
   bottle_of_CN np = mkCN (lin N2 (mkN2 (mkN "garrafa" feminine) part_Prep)) np ;
   cup_of_CN    np = mkCN (lin N2 (mkN2 (mkN "copo") part_Prep)) np ;
   glass_of_CN  np = mkCN (lin N2 (mkN2 (mkN "taça") part_Prep)) np ;
 
+  -- falta X para NP ser Y
+  few_X_short_of_Y np cn cn = variants {} ;
+
 {-
 -- spatial deixis and motion verbs
 
@@ -48,11 +55,11 @@ lin
   go_there_VP = mkVP (mkVP L.go_V)  there_Adv ;
   come_there_VP = mkVP (mkVP L.come_V) there_Adv ;
   come_from_there_VP = mkVP (mkVP L.come_V) (mkAdv "de allí") ; -- "de allá"
--}
-
+  -}
+    
   lincat
     Timeunit = N ;
-    Hour = {s : Str ; pe : Period ; n : Number} ;
+    Hour = {s : Str ; pe : Period ; n : ParadigmsPor.Number} ;
     Weekday = N ;
     Monthday = NP ;
     Month = N ;
@@ -97,15 +104,15 @@ lin
     twentyThreeHour = mkHour "23" Noite Pl ;
     twentyFourHour  = {s = "meia-noite" ; pe = None ; n = Sg} ;
 
-    timeHour h = mkAdv (R.a ! Fem ! h.n ++ h.s ++ period ! h.pe) ;
+    timeHour h = ParadigmsPor.mkAdv (R.a ! Fem ! h.n ++ h.s ++ period ! h.pe) ;
 
     timeHourMinute h m = let
       min = m.s ! Masc
       in
-      mkAdv (R.a ! Fem ! h.n ++ h.s ++ "e" ++ min ++ period ! h.pe) ;
+      ParadigmsPor.mkAdv (R.a ! Fem ! h.n ++ h.s ++ "e" ++ min ++ period ! h.pe) ;
 
   oper
-    mkHour : Str -> Period -> Number -> {s : Str ; pe : Period ; n : Number} ;
+    mkHour : Str -> Period -> ParadigmsPor.Number -> {s : Str ; pe : Period ; n : ParadigmsPor.Number} ;
     mkHour num pe n = S.mkUtt (S.mkCard num) ** {pe = pe ; n = n} ;
     
     period : Period => Str ;
diff --git a/src/portuguese/DocumentationPorFunctor.gf b/src/portuguese/DocumentationPorFunctor.gf
index 84d945438..8e550541e 100644
--- a/src/portuguese/DocumentationPorFunctor.gf
+++ b/src/portuguese/DocumentationPorFunctor.gf
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ oper
    heading : N -> Str = \n -> (nounHeading n).s ;
 
 lin
-  InflectionN, InflectionN3, InflectionN3 = \noun -> {
+  InflectionN, InflectionN2, InflectionN3 = \noun -> {
     t = "n" ;
     s1 = heading1 (heading noun_Category ++
                    case noun.g of {
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ lin
   InflectionVV v = {
     t  = "v" ;
     s1 = heading1 (heading verb_Category) ++
-         paragraph (verbExample (S.mkCl S.she_NP v (S.mkVP (L.sleep_V)))) ;
-    s2 = inflVerb v
+         paragraph (verbExample (S.mkCl S.she_NP (lin VV v) (S.mkVP L.sleep_V))) ;
+    s2 = inflVerb (lin VV v)
     } ;
 
   InflectionVS v = {
@@ -223,4 +223,4 @@ oper
 {- --# notpresent
 -}
 
-}
+} ;
diff --git a/src/portuguese/IdiomPor.gf b/src/portuguese/IdiomPor.gf
index 8191b6b60..7e87107ae 100644
--- a/src/portuguese/IdiomPor.gf
+++ b/src/portuguese/IdiomPor.gf
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ concrete IdiomPor of Idiom = CatPor **
       s = "deixe" ++ (np.s ! Nom).ton ++ infVP vp np.a ;
         } ;
 
-    SelfAdvVP vp = vp ;
+    SelfAdvVP vp = variants {} ;
 
     SelfAdVVP = insertComplement (
       \\agr => case agr of {
@@ -68,6 +68,6 @@ concrete IdiomPor of Idiom = CatPor **
         }
       ) ;
 
-    SelfNP np = np ;
+    SelfNP np = variants {} ;
 
 } ;
diff --git a/src/portuguese/ParadigmsPor.gf b/src/portuguese/ParadigmsPor.gf
index 3a6339018..a2b5a6034 100644
--- a/src/portuguese/ParadigmsPor.gf
+++ b/src/portuguese/ParadigmsPor.gf
@@ -187,27 +187,24 @@ oper
 
 --2 Adjectives
   compADeg : A -> A ;
-  compADeg a = lin A {
+  compADeg a = a ** {
     s = table {
       Posit => a.s ! Posit ;
       _ => \\f => "mais" ++  a.s ! Posit ! f
       } ;
-    isPre = a.isPre ;
-    copTyp = a.copTyp
     } ;
 
+  liftAdj : Adj -> A ;
+  liftAdj adj = compADeg (lin A {s = \\_ => adj.s ; isPre = False ; copTyp = serCopula}) ;
+
   regA : Str -> A ;
-  regA a = compADeg (lin A {s = \\_ => (mkAdjReg a).s ; isPre = False ; copTyp = serCopula}) ;
+  regA a = liftAdj (mkAdjReg a) ;
 
   mk2A : (único,unicamente : Str) -> A ;
-  mk2A adj adv = compADeg {s = \\_ => (mkAdj2 adj adv).s ; isPre = False ;
-                           copTyp = serCopula ;
-                           lock_A = <>} ;
+  mk2A adj adv = liftAdj (mkAdj2 adj adv) ;
 
   mk5A : (preto,preta,pretos,pretas,pretamente : Str) -> A ;
-  mk5A a b c d e = compADeg {s = \\_ => (mkAdj a b c d e).s ;
-                             isPre = False ; copTyp = serCopula ;
-                             lock_A = <>} ;
+  mk5A a b c d e = liftAdj (mkAdj a b c d e) ;
 
   adjCopula : A -> CopulaType -> A ;
   adjCopula a cop = a ** {copTyp = cop} ;
@@ -224,6 +221,9 @@ oper
     copTyp = a.copTyp
     } ;
 
+  invarA : Str -> A ;
+  invarA a = liftAdj (adjBlu a) ;
+
   mkNonInflectA : A -> Str -> A ;
   mkNonInflectA = \blanco,hueso -> blanco ** {s = \\x,y => blanco.s ! x ! y ++ hueso } ;