Vamos praticar: Masculino ou Feminino? | Masculine or Feminine in portuguese? Gender of words

Masculine or Feminine in portuguese?

1. Generally, feminine nouns and adjectives end in ‘-a’. Examples:

• a casa (the house), a mesa (the table), a caneta (the pen), a amiga (the friend), a porta (the door), a família (the family).

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2. Generally, masculine nouns and adjectives end in “-o”. Examples:

• o livro (the book), o queijo (the cheese), o sapato (some shoes), o rio (the river), o amigo (the friend), o vinho (the wine)

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3. But… there are nouns that end in “-o” and are feminine. Examples:

• a mão (the hand), a foto (a fotografia) (the photo), a moto (the motorcycle), a rádio (the radio)

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4. There are nouns that end in “-a” and are masculine (they usually end in: -á; -ema; -oma;). Examples:

• o sofá (the sofa), o problema (the problem), o sintoma (the symptom)

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5. Nouns that end in “-or” are usually masculine: Examples:

• o amor (the love), o professor (the teacher), o elevador (the elevator), o senhor (the sir / Mr.), o cantor (the singer)

But there are also words that end in “-or” and are feminine: Examples: a dor (the pain), a cor (the color), a flor (the flower)

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6. Nouns ending in: -dade, -agem, -ssão, -ção, -são are usually feminine. Examples:

• a faculdade (the college / university), a mensagem (the message), a sessão (the session), a situação (the situation), a televisão (the television).

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Let’s Practice? Which words are masculine and which are feminine in Portuguese?

1. amigo (the friend) _______________
2. médica (the doctor) _______________
3. menina (the girl) _______________
4. homem (the men) _______________
5. atriz (female actor) ________________
6. professor (the theacher) ______________
7. braço (arm) ________________
8. perna (leg) ______________
9. flor (the flower) ________________
10. árvore (the tree) ________________
11. computador (the computer) ____________
12. problema (the problem) ______________
13. avó (the grand-mother) ________________
14. viagem (the trip) ________________
15. cidade (the city) ________________

• Answers: click on number one ¹

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1. Answers::
   Masculinas: 1. amigo; 4. homem; 6. professor; 7. braço; 11. computador; 12. problema
   Femininas: 2. médica; 3. menina; 5. atriz; 8. perna; 9. flor; 10. árvore; 13. avó; 14. viagem; 15. cidade
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