🇵🇹 Portuguese

contrato

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
masculine

o contrato

contract

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contrato
/u kõˈtɾatu/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say contrato in Portuguese?

IPA
/u kõˈtɾatu/

How do you pronounce contrato in Portuguese?

contrato is pronounced /u kõˈtɾatu/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O contrato novo foi assinado ontem pelos dois executivos.

The new contract was signed yesterday by the two executives.

Este contrato comercial é muito importante para a empresa, pois ele garante proteção legal.

This commercial contract is very important for the company, because it guarantees legal protection.

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Why is it masculine?

Contrato is masculine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "contractus" (past participle of "contrahere"), which carried masculine gender that was preserved when the word evolved into Portuguese. The masculine ending -o in Portuguese typically reflects the Latin masculine nominative singular form.

What is the Portuguese word for contract?

The Portuguese word for contract is o contrato — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchcontratlemasculine
🇪🇸 Spanishcontratoelmasculine
🇮🇹 Italiancontrattoilmasculine

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