🇵🇹 portugués

funcionário

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

o funcionário

employee

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funcionário
/u fũsioˈnaɾiu/
← masculine feminine →

¿Cómo se dice funcionário en portugués?

AFI
/u fũsioˈnaɾiu/

How do you pronounce funcionário in portugués?

funcionário is pronounced /u fũsioˈnaɾiu/ in portugués.

Frases de ejemplo

O funcionário novo foi promovido rapidamente porque era muito dedicado.

The new male employee was promoted quickly because he was very dedicated.

O funcionário experiente explicou o processo complicado para seus colegas inexperientes.

The experienced male employee explained the complicated process to his inexperienced colleagues.

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¿Por qué es masculine?

Funcionário is masculine because it derives from the Latin "functionarius" (a person performing a function or duty), which inherited the masculine gender from Latin's "-arius" suffix that typically denoted male agents or occupants of roles. This Latin origin explains why the Portuguese word retained masculine gender, though modern usage increasingly extends it to people of any gender in practice.

¿Cómo se dice employee en portugués?

En portugués, employee se dice o funcionário — masculine.

Género según el idioma

IdiomaPalabraArtículoGénero
🇫🇷 Frenchemployél'masculine
🇮🇹 Italianimpiegatol'masculine

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