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os canetões
markers
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How do you say canetões in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce canetões in Portuguese?
canetões is pronounced /us kaneˈtõj̃s/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
O canetão azul que comprei ontem é muito grosso e escreve perfeitamente.
The blue marker that I bought yesterday is very thick and writes perfectly.
Aquele canetão preto está seco e não funciona mais para desenhar.
That black marker is dry and no longer works for drawing.
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Why is it masculine?
Canetões is masculine because it derives from "caneta" (pen) with the augmentative suffix "-tão," which is inherently masculine in Portuguese. While "caneta" is feminine, the augmentative suffix "-tão" imposes masculine gender on the resulting noun regardless of the original gender of the base word.
What is the Portuguese word for markers?
The Portuguese word for markers is os canetões — masculine.
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