Portuguese, like other Romance languages, assigns gender to nouns—masculine or feminine—and this affects the form of adjectives, pronouns, and articles that accompany them.
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Portuguese Word Gender and Agreement
In Portuguese, as in other Romance languages, nouns are classified by gender—either masculine or feminine. However, this gender classification extends beyond nouns to adjectives,…
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When -a Doesn’t Mean Feminine in Portuguese
This lesson focuses on a group of words that don’t follow the usual gender pattern in Portuguese. These are words ending in “a” that…
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Portuguese Noun Gender: Tips & Patterns
Understanding how Portuguese nouns change from masculine to feminine (and vice versa) starts with recognizing the spelling cues built into the language.
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Boas festas
Feminine or masculine? Tick the options with the correct gender agreement.
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Masculinas terminadas em ‘a’
Mark the masculine words.
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Masculine Words Ending in “a” in Portuguese
In Portuguese, nouns that end in ‘a’ are usually feminine. Words like mesa (table) or perna (leg) follow a stable and predictable pattern. However,…
