🇵🇹 Portuguese

detergentes

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masculine

os detergentes

detergents

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detergentes
/us deteʁˈʒẽtʃis/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say detergentes in Portuguese?

IPA
/us deteʁˈʒẽtʃis/

How do you pronounce detergentes in Portuguese?

detergentes is pronounced /us deteʁˈʒẽtʃis/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O detergente novo que comprei é muito eficaz para limpar roupas delicadas.

The new detergent that I bought is very effective for cleaning delicate clothes.

Aquele detergente concentrado é o melhor, pois um pouco dele rende muito mais.

That concentrated detergent is the best one, because a little bit of it goes a long way.

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Why is it masculine?

Detergentes is masculine in Portuguese. While it does derive from Latin "detergens" (present participle of "detergere," meaning to wipe away), the gender retention explanation is incomplete. In Portuguese, nouns ending in "-ente" are typically masculine regardless of their Latin origin. The word is masculine primarily because of the "-ente" suffix pattern in Portuguese, which has become conventionally masculine, rather than solely because of Latin gender preservation.

What is the Portuguese word for detergents?

The Portuguese word for detergents is os detergentes — masculine.

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