🇵🇹 portugais

bebês

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 bebês

babies

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bebês
/us beˈbes/
← masculine feminine →

Comment dit-on bebês en portugais ?

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/us beˈbes/

How do you pronounce bebês in portugais?

bebês is pronounced /us beˈbes/ in portugais.

Exemples de phrases

O bebê recém-nascido está dormindo profundamente.

The newborn baby is sleeping deeply. (The masculine article 'o' and masculine adjective 'recém-nascido' agree with 'bebê')

Nosso bebê é muito travesso e precisa de atenção constante.

Our baby is very mischievous and needs constant attention. (The masculine possessive 'nosso' and masculine adjective 'travesso' must agree with the masculine noun 'bebê')

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Pourquoi est-ce masculine ?

Bebês is masculine in Portuguese. While it does derive from English "baby" and was adopted in the 20th century, the masculine gender assignment was not primarily influenced by the "-ê" ending pattern. Rather, "bebê" is masculine by convention as established in Portuguese usage, though the exact historical reason for this gender assignment is not definitively documented. It remains a modern loanword without Latin roots.

Comment dit-on babies en portugais ?

En portugais, babies se dit os bebês — masculine.

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