🇵🇹 portugués

funcionários

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 funcionários

employees

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funcionários
/us fũsioˈnaɾius/
← masculine feminine →

¿Cómo se dice funcionários en portugués?

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/us fũsioˈnaɾius/

How do you pronounce funcionários in portugués?

funcionários is pronounced /us fũsioˈnaɾius/ 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?

Funcionários 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 employees en portugués?

En portugués, employees se dice os funcionários — masculine.

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