Choice
A2
Boas festas
Feminine or masculine? Tick the options with the correct gender agreement.
Status
Choice
A2
Masculinas terminadas em ‘a’
Mark the masculine words.
A2
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 are masculine. We’ll see when this happens and how to understand it.
A2+
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, there are exceptions—some…
A2
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.
A2
Gender in Portuguese
Whether a noun is masculine or feminine in Portuguese determines how surrounding words like adjectives and pronouns must agree.
A2
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, pronouns, and articles,…
