🇵🇹 Portuguese

caso

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
masculine

o caso

case

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caso
/u ˈkazu/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say caso in Portuguese?

IPA
/u ˈkazu/

How do you pronounce caso in Portuguese?

caso is pronounced /u ˈkazu/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O caso importante foi resolvido pelo juiz ontem.

The important case was resolved by the judge yesterday.

Este caso difícil exigiu uma investigação completa.

This difficult case required a complete investigation.

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Why is it masculine?

Caso is masculine in Portuguese because it derives from the Latin masculine noun "casus" (meaning "fall" or "chance"), which retained its masculine gender through the natural phonetic evolution of Latin into Portuguese.

What is the Portuguese word for case?

The Portuguese word for case is o caso — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchcaslemasculine
🇪🇸 Spanishcasoelmasculine
🇮🇹 Italiancasoilmasculine

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