🇵🇹 Portuguese

alunos

masculine

os alunos

students

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alunos
/us aˈlunus/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say alunos in Portuguese?

IPA
/us aˈlunus/

How do you pronounce alunos in Portuguese?

alunos is pronounced /us aˈlunus/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O aluno inteligente recebeu o prêmio porque resolveu todos os problemas matemáticos corretamente.

The intelligent student (male) received the prize because he solved all the math problems correctly.

Aquele aluno dedicado foi escolhido como melhor aluno do ano por sua excelente performance.

That dedicated student (male) was chosen as the best student of the year for his excellent performance.

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Why is it masculine?

Alunos is masculine because it derives from Latin "alumnus," the masculine form of the past participle of "alere" (to nourish), which referred to a foster child or student—the feminine "alumna" comes from the Latin feminine form and both genders are preserved in modern Portuguese.

What is the Portuguese word for students?

The Portuguese word for students is os alunos — masculine.

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