🇵🇹 Portuguese

andares

masculine

os andares

floors

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andares
/us ɐ̃ˈdaɾis/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say andares in Portuguese?

IPA
/us ɐ̃ˈdaɾis/

How do you pronounce andares in Portuguese?

andares is pronounced /us ɐ̃ˈdaɾis/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O andar térreo do prédio é muito acessível para idosos.

The ground floor of the building is very accessible for elderly people.

O andar superior estava completamente vazio durante a reforma.

The upper floor was completely empty during the renovation.

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Why is it masculine?

Andares is masculine because it derives from the Latin "andāre," which was a verb. In Portuguese, when verbs are nominalized (used as nouns), "andar" became a masculine noun meaning "floor" or "story of a building." The masculine gender in this case follows Portuguese patterns for nominalized verbs and nouns derived from Latin verbal roots.

What is the Portuguese word for floors?

The Portuguese word for floors is os andares — masculine.

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