🇵🇹 portugués

estados

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
masculine

os estados

states

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estados
/us isˈtadus/
← masculine feminine →

¿Cómo se dice estados en portugués?

AFI
/us isˈtadus/

How do you pronounce estados in portugués?

estados is pronounced /us isˈtadus/ in portugués.

Frases de ejemplo

O estado brasileiro é muito grande e diverso.

The Brazilian state is very large and diverse. (masculine adjective 'brasileiro' and article 'o' agree with masculine noun 'estado')

O estado atual da economia é preocupante para o governo.

The current state of the economy is concerning for the government. (masculine adjective 'atual' and article 'o' agree with masculine noun 'estado', showing that changing to feminine would require 'a estado atual', which is incorrect)

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¿Por qué es masculine?

Estados is masculine in Portuguese because it derives from the Latin "status" (masculine), which retained its masculine gender through the evolution from Latin to Portuguese. The word literally means "state" or "status," and Latin masculine nouns ending in -us typically became masculine nouns ending in -o in Portuguese.

¿Cómo se dice states en portugués?

En portugués, states se dice os estados — masculine.

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