🇵🇹 Portuguese

banquetas

feminine

as banquetas

stools

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banquetas
/as bɐ̃ˈketɐs/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say banquetas in Portuguese?

IPA
/as bɐ̃ˈketɐs/

How do you pronounce banquetas in Portuguese?

banquetas is pronounced /as bɐ̃ˈketɐs/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A banqueta velha precisava ser restaurada porque suas pernas estavam quebradas.

The old stool needed to be restored because its legs were broken.

Aquela banqueta azul é muito confortável para sentar enquanto espero na fila.

That blue stool is very comfortable to sit on while I wait in line.

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Why is it feminine?

Banquetas is feminine because it ends in the suffix "-eta", a productive feminine diminutive suffix in Portuguese. In Portuguese, diminutive nouns ending in "-eta" are typically feminine. While the word may have Italian origins (from "banchetta", itself a diminutive of "banco"), the feminine gender is primarily maintained in Portuguese through the standard feminine agreement pattern of words ending in "-eta".

What is the Portuguese word for stools?

The Portuguese word for stools is as banquetas — feminine.

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