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Gender of Portuguese Words

In Portuguese, nouns have a grammatical gender, either masculine or feminine.

The gender of Portuguese nouns directly influences the choice of articles (such as 'the' or 'a/an'), used with them.

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Why it is o livro but a mesa. Which Portuguese word endings are usually masculine, which are feminine, and the nouns that keep one gender for both sexes.

  • Level A1–A2

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