🇵🇹 Portuguese

emoção

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feminine

a emoção

emotion

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emoção
/a emoˈsɐ̃w̃/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say emoção in Portuguese?

IPA
/a emoˈsɐ̃w̃/

How do you pronounce emoção in Portuguese?

emoção is pronounced /a emoˈsɐ̃w̃/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A emoção intensa que senti durante o concerto foi inesperada.

The intense emotion that I felt during the concert was unexpected.

Aquela emoção profunda e verdadeira tocou o coração de todos os espectadores.

That deep and genuine emotion touched the hearts of all spectators.

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Why is it feminine?

Emoção is feminine because it ends in the -ção suffix, which consistently marks feminine nouns in Portuguese. This suffix derives from Latin feminine nouns ending in -tio/-sio, and all Portuguese nouns ending in -ção are feminine.

What is the Portuguese word for emotion?

The Portuguese word for emotion is a emoção — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchémotionl'feminine
🇮🇹 Italianemozionel'feminine

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