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Today we’re going to take a test to see if you can identify the gender of a few words in Portuguese.
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1 – PAISAGEM(LANDSCAPE)
Is this word feminine or masculine?
Answer: feminine.
In Portuguese, words ending in -AGEM are usually feminine.
Here’s an example in a sentence:
– Aquela paisagem é muito bonita. (That landscape is very beautiful.)
2 – CIDADE (CITY)
Is this word feminine or masculine?
Answer: feminine.
In Portuguese, words ending in -ADE are usually feminine.
Here’s an example in a sentence:
– Eu moro em uma cidade no norte do estado. (I live in a city in the northern part of the state.)
3 – ESTUDANTE (STUDENT)
Is this word feminine or masculine?
Answer: it depends!
Words ending in -ANTE can be feminine or masculine. You can identify the gender of the word by the context.
For example:
– O estudante está atrasado. (The student is late. – masc.)
– A estudante está atrasada. (The student is late. – fem.)
The masculine article “o” indicates that the word “estudante” is masculine, and the feminine article “a” indicates that the word “estudante” is feminine.
4 – PROGRAMA (SHOW/ PROGRAM)
Is this word feminine or masculine?
Answer: masculine.
In Portuguese, words ending in -GRAMA are usually masculine.
Here’s an example in a sentence:
– Este é o programa oficial do evento. (This is the official program of the event.)
5 – INTENÇÃO (INTENTION)
Is this word feminine or masculine?
Answer: feminine.
In Portuguese, words ending in -ÇÃO are usually feminine.
Here’s an example in a sentence:
– Ela tem boas intenções. (She has good intentions.)
6 – PROBLEMA (PROBLEM)
Is this word feminine or masculine?
Answer: masculine.
In Portuguese, words ending in -EMA are usually masculine.
Here’s an example in a sentence:
– Ele está com problemas financeiros. (He has financial problems.)
7 – ESCRITOR (WRITER)
Is this word feminine or masculine?
Answer: masculine.
In Portuguese, words ending in -OR are usually masculine and words ending in -ORA are feminine.
For example:
– Eu gosto dos livros deste escritor. (I like books by that writer. – masc.)
– Eu gosto dos livros desta escritora. (I like books by that writer. – fem.)
8 – SOFÁ (COUCH)
Is this word feminine or masculine?
Answer: masculine.
In Portuguese, words ending in -Á (with an acute accent) are usually masculine.
Here’s an example in a sentence:
– O gato está no sofá. (The cat is on the couch.)
9 – IDIOMA (LANGUAGE)
Is this word feminine or masculine?
Answer: masculine.
In Portuguese, words ending in -OMA are usually masculine.
Here’s an example in a sentence:
– Eu adoro aprender novos idiomas. (I love learning new languages.)
10 – DENTISTA (DENTIST)
Is this word feminine or masculine?
Answer: it depends!
In Portuguese, words ending in -ISTA, just like those ending in -ANTE and -ENTE can be feminine or masculine. You can identify the gender of the word by the context.
For example:
– O dentista está atrasado. (The dentist is late. – masc.)
– A dentista está atrasada. (The dentist is late. – fem.)
The masculine article “o” indicates that the word “dentista” is masculine, and the feminine article “a” indicates that the word “dentista” is feminine.
That’s it, everybody! I hope you enjoyed this lesson! You’ll find more Portuguese lessons at the bottom of this page.
Até a próxima!
Speaking Brazilian School Team
