It's important to pick up the "ownership words" like mine & yours, his & hers. There are others like our, their and etc. Just focus on yours, mine, his & hers.
Learning these will get you ready for using gender in your sentences. And as you're discovering, applying gender is unavoidable. I think it's the most difficult things to get used to in learning Portuguese. Many people just give up at this point. I almost did ;-).
It's important to pick up the "ownership words" like mine & yours, his & hers. There are others like our, their etc. Just focus on yours, mine, his & hers.
Learning these will prepare you for using gender correctly. You can't avoid it. I think this is the single, most difficult rule to get used to. Many people give up at this point. I almost did 😅.
The meaning of the preposition de changes with context to mean either of, from, by, with or about.
of ➜É de madeira.(It's made of wood.)
from ➜De onde você é?(from where are you?)
by ➜Vamos de carro.(Let's go by car.)
with ➜Estou de relógio.(I have a watch.)
about ➜De que você quer falar?(What do you want to talk about?)
When a verb comes right after de, they’re almost always in the infinitive. You would translate them as to talk, to do, to run ETC. OR ⇢ talking, doing, running. ETC.
de brigar ➜Para de brigar.(Stop fighting.)
de falar ➜Fico constrangido de falar.(I'm embarrassed to speak.)
Eu vou no jiu-jitsu no domingo. I'm going to jiu-jitsu on Sunday.
Ela vai ao escritório vestida de profissional.She goes to the office dressed like a professional.
Nós sempre vamos juntos.We always go together.
Quero ir com vocês!I want to go with you guys!
Vamos de táxi.Let's go by taxi.
IR is often used in combination with other verbs to express the future. IR remains in the present tense even when talking about future action.
I am going to run later today. » Eu vou correr hoje mais tarde.
This is by far, the most common way the future is expressed. The less common method is via the future tense: I am going to run later today. » Eu irá correr hoje mais tarde.
Eu vou pagar a conta.I'm going to pay the bill.
Eu vou viajar amanhã.I'm going to travel tomorrow.
Ela vai ligar mais tarde.She's going to call later.
Portuguese possessive pronouns 
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