🇵🇹 Portuguese

casos

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masculine

os casos

cases

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casos
/us ˈkazus/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say casos in Portuguese?

IPA
/us ˈkazus/

How do you pronounce casos in Portuguese?

casos is pronounced /us ˈkazus/ 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?

Casos 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 cases?

The Portuguese word for cases is os casos — masculine.

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