🇵🇹 Portuguese

comprimidos

masculine

os comprimidos

pills

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comprimidos
/us kõpɾiˈmidus/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say comprimidos in Portuguese?

IPA
/us kõpɾiˈmidus/

How do you pronounce comprimidos in Portuguese?

comprimidos is pronounced /us kõpɾiˈmidus/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O comprimido azul é mais forte do que o comprimido branco.

The blue tablet is stronger than the white tablet.

Você tomou o comprimido inteiro ou apenas metade dele?

Did you take the whole tablet or just half of it?

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Why is it masculine?

Comprimidos is masculine because it derives from the Latin past participle "compressus" (from "comprimere," meaning to compress), which carried the masculine gender that Portuguese inherited and maintained through its grammatical evolution. The -o ending in Portuguese typically marks masculine nouns and adjectives, preserving the gender assignment from its Latin ancestor.

What is the Portuguese word for pills?

The Portuguese word for pills is os comprimidos — masculine.

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