🇵🇹 portugais

esponjas

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

as esponjas

sponges

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esponjas
/as isˈpõʒɐs/
← masculine feminine →

Comment dit-on esponjas en portugais ?

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/as isˈpõʒɐs/

How do you pronounce esponjas in portugais?

esponjas is pronounced /as isˈpõʒɐs/ in portugais.

Exemples de phrases

A esponja amarela que comprei está muito macia e absorve bem a água.

The yellow sponge that I bought is very soft and absorbs water well.

Essa esponja velha e desgastada não é mais útil para limpar a cozinha.

This old and worn-out sponge is no longer useful for cleaning the kitchen.

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Pourquoi est-ce feminine ?

Esponjas is feminine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "spongia," which was feminine, and Portuguese retained the feminine gender of its Latin ancestor along with the regular -a ending typical of feminine nouns. The Latin term itself came from Greek "spóngos," and the feminine gender persisted through the Romance languages.

Comment dit-on sponges en portugais ?

En portugais, sponges se dit as esponjas — feminine.

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