🇵🇹 Portuguese

contas

feminine

as contas

accounts

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contas
/as ˈkõtɐs/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say contas in Portuguese?

IPA
/as ˈkõtɐs/

How do you pronounce contas in Portuguese?

contas is pronounced /as ˈkõtɐs/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A conta bancária estava vazia, então tive que depositar dinheiro urgentemente.

The bank account was empty, so I had to deposit money urgently.

A conta do restaurante chegou muito cara, mas a comida estava deliciosa.

The restaurant bill came very expensive, but the food was delicious.

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Why is it feminine?

Contas is feminine because it derives from Latin "computāta" (the feminine past participle of "computāre," meaning to count or reckon), which retained the feminine gender marker -a as it evolved into Portuguese. This feminine ending -a is the standard gender marker for feminine nouns in Romance languages descended from Latin.

What is the Portuguese word for accounts?

The Portuguese word for accounts is as contas — feminine.

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