🇵🇹 Portuguese

empate

masculine

o empate

tie

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empate
/u ẽˈpatʃi/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say empate in Portuguese?

IPA
/u ẽˈpatʃi/

How do you pronounce empate in Portuguese?

empate is pronounced /u ẽˈpatʃi/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O empate foi muito emocionante e deixou todos os torcedores satisfeitos.

The tie was very exciting and left all fans satisfied.

Um empate justo e bem merecido encerrou o jogo decisivo.

A fair and well-deserved tie ended the decisive match.

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Why is it masculine?

Empate is masculine because it is a noun derived from the verb "empatarse" (to tie or draw). The suffix "-ate" in Portuguese often produces masculine nouns. The word comes from "empacar" or related verbs meaning to tie/equalize, and the masculine gender became standard for this noun meaning a tied game or draw in competition.

What is the Portuguese word for tie?

The Portuguese word for tie is o empate — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchcravate flips!lafeminine
🇪🇸 Spanishcorbata flips!lafeminine
🇮🇹 Italiancravatta flips!lafeminine

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