Portuguese Phrase
Participa dos programas de segurança da comunidade.
Meaning
The sentence states that someone (he/she/you formal) takes part in the community's safety programs. It emphasizes active involvement in initiatives that aim to protect and improve the local area.
When to use
Use this phrase when describing a person's or an organization's participation in local safety initiatives, such as neighborhood watch, fire‑prevention workshops, or community policing projects.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Participadosprogramasdesegurançadacomunidade
Participa (verb)
Third‑person singular present of the verb *participar*, which is regular and requires the preposition *de* after it.
dos (contraction)
Contraction of the preposition *de* + the definite article *os*, used before masculine plural nouns.
da (contraction)
Contraction of *de* + *a*, used before feminine singular nouns.
noun phrase agreement
Adjectives agree in gender and number with the nouns they modify (e.g., *segurança* is feminine singular, so *da comunidade* is also feminine singular).
🗨In Conversation
Você já participa dos programas de segurança da comunidade?
Do you already take part in the community's safety programs?
Sim, participo das reuniões mensais e ajudo a organizar as patrulhas de bairro.
Yes, I attend the monthly meetings and help organize the neighborhood patrols.
✕Common Mistakes
Participa nos programas de segurança da comunidade.
The correct preposition after *participar* is *de*, so it contracts to *dos* (de + os) for masculine plural.
Participa da programas de segurança da comunidade.
Use *dos* (masculine plural) not *da* (feminine singular) because *programas* is masculine plural.
Participa de programa de segurança da comunidade.
When the noun is plural, the article must also be plural: *dos programas*.
↔Alternatives
Colabora com os programas de segurança da comunidade.
He/She collaborates with the community's safety programs.
É parte dos programas de segurança da comunidade.
He/She is part of the community's safety programs.
Envolve‑se nos programas de segurança da comunidade.
He/She gets involved in the community's safety programs.
Cultural Tip
In Brazil, community safety programs often involve volunteers from the neighborhood working together with local police (Polícia Comunitária). Using the verb *participar* shows a proactive, civic‑minded attitude, which is highly valued in many Brazilian towns and cities.