🇵🇹 Portuguese

apagador

masculine

o apagador

eraser

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apagador
/u apaɡaˈdoʁ/
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How do you say apagador in Portuguese?

IPA
/u apaɡaˈdoʁ/

How do you pronounce apagador in Portuguese?

apagador is pronounced /u apaɡaˈdoʁ/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O apagador vermelho está sujo e precisa ser lavado antes de usar na lousa.

The red eraser is dirty and needs to be washed before using it on the blackboard.

Encontrei um apagador antigo dentro da gaveta; ele era muito usado pelos professores antigos.

I found an old eraser inside the drawer; it was heavily used by the old teachers.

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Why is it masculine?

Apagador is masculine because it derives from the verb "apagar" (to extinguish) with the agent noun suffix "-dor," which is inherently masculine in Portuguese, following the Latin masculine ending "-tor" used for nouns denoting people or things that perform an action.

What is the Portuguese word for eraser?

The Portuguese word for eraser is o apagador — masculine.

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