Accordchuva
feminine
a chuva
rain
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/a ˈʃuvɐ/
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How do you say chuva in Portuguese?
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/a ˈʃuvɐ/
How do you pronounce chuva in Portuguese?
chuva is pronounced /a ˈʃuvɐ/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
A chuva forte destruiu toda a plantação.
The strong rain destroyed the entire crop.
Esta chuva torrencial é a mais intensa que já vi.
This torrential rain is the most intense one I have ever seen.
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Why is it feminine?
Chuva is feminine because it derives from Latin "pluviam" (accusative of "pluvía"), which was a feminine noun. Portuguese inherited this grammatical gender through regular phonetic evolution from Vulgar Latin, where the feminine -a ending was preserved.
What is the Portuguese word for rain?
The Portuguese word for rain is a chuva — feminine.
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