🇵🇹 Portuguese

carreira

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feminine

a carreira

career

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carreira
/a kaˈʁejɾɐ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say carreira in Portuguese?

IPA
/a kaˈʁejɾɐ/

How do you pronounce carreira in Portuguese?

carreira is pronounced /a kaˈʁejɾɐ/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A carreira diplomática é muito exigente e requer dedicação total.

The diplomatic career is very demanding and requires total dedication.

Ela escolheu uma carreira promissora na medicina e está muito feliz com essa decisão profissional.

She chose a promising career in medicine and is very happy with this professional decision.

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Why is it feminine?

Carreira is feminine because it derives from the Latin "cararia" (a noun referring to a wagon or cart route), which carried the feminine gender from its Latin form ending in -a. Portuguese inherited this feminine gender, and nouns ending in -a are typically feminine in Portuguese.

What is the Portuguese word for career?

The Portuguese word for career is a carreira — feminine.

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