🇵🇹 Portuguese

cartas

feminine

as cartas

letters

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cartas
/as ˈkaʁtɐs/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say cartas in Portuguese?

IPA
/as ˈkaʁtɐs/

How do you pronounce cartas in Portuguese?

cartas is pronounced /as ˈkaʁtɐs/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A carta antiga foi descoberta em um arquivo histórico.

The old letter was discovered in a historical archive.

Minha carta pessoal desapareceu, mas a sua chegou intacta.

My personal letter disappeared, but yours arrived intact.

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Why is it feminine?

Cartas is feminine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "carta" (feminine), which originally referred to papyrus or paper and inherited the feminine gender from its Latin ancestor. The Latin term itself likely came from Greek "χάρτης" (chartēs), and gender assignment in Romance languages typically preserves the original Latin gender classifications.

What is the Portuguese word for letters?

The Portuguese word for letters is as cartas — feminine.

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