🇵🇹 portugais

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 →

Comment dit-on funcionário en portugais ?

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/u fũsioˈnaɾiu/

How do you pronounce funcionário in portugais?

funcionário is pronounced /u fũsioˈnaɾiu/ in portugais.

Exemples de phrases

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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Pourquoi est-ce 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.

Comment dit-on employee en portugais ?

En portugais, employee se dit o funcionário — masculine.

Genre selon les langues

LangueMotArticleGenre
🇫🇷 Frenchemployél'masculine
🇮🇹 Italianimpiegatol'masculine

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