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o cidadão
citizen
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How do you say cidadão in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce cidadão in Portuguese?
cidadão is pronounced /u sidaˈdɐ̃w̃/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
O cidadão português elegeu um novo presidente.
The Portuguese citizen (male) elected a new president.
Um cidadão responsável deve participar ativamente na política.
A responsible citizen (male) should participate actively in politics.
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Why is it masculine?
Cidadão is masculine because it derives from Latin "civis" (citizen), an agent noun from "civitas" (city-state/citizenship). Portuguese inherited the masculine gender through the suffix "-ão", which evolved from the Latin masculine suffix "-one" (as in "civem" → "cidadão"). The feminine form "cidadã" is created by applying the standard feminine suffix "-ã" to maintain gender agreement.
What is the Portuguese word for citizen?
The Portuguese word for citizen is o cidadão — masculine.
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