🇵🇹 Portuguese

apartamentos

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masculine

os apartamentos

apartments

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apartamentos
/us apaʁtaˈmẽtus/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say apartamentos in Portuguese?

IPA
/us apaʁtaˈmẽtus/

How do you pronounce apartamentos in Portuguese?

apartamentos is pronounced /us apaʁtaˈmẽtus/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O apartamento novo que comprei é muito espaçoso e luminoso.

The new apartment that I bought is very spacious and bright.

Aquele apartamento antigo foi completamente reformado e ficou muito bonito.

That old apartment was completely renovated and turned out very beautiful.

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Why is it masculine?

Apartamentos is masculine because it contains the suffix "-mento," which consistently produces masculine nouns in Portuguese. This suffix derives from Latin "-mentum," which was inherently masculine. The word comes from the Latin "apartus" (separated), and the "-mento" suffix transforms it into a noun meaning "the act or result of separating" or "separated space." All nouns ending in "-mento" in Portuguese are masculine.

What is the Portuguese word for apartments?

The Portuguese word for apartments is os apartamentos — masculine.

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