🇵🇹 Portuguese

escolha

feminine

a escolha

choice

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escolha
/a isˈkoʎɐ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say escolha in Portuguese?

IPA
/a isˈkoʎɐ/

How do you pronounce escolha in Portuguese?

escolha is pronounced /a isˈkoʎɐ/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A escolha certa foi difícil de fazer, mas ela provou ser a melhor decisão.

The right choice was difficult to make, but it proved to be the best decision.

Essa escolha importante mudou completamente minha vida profissional.

That important choice completely changed my professional life.

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Why is it feminine?

Escolha is feminine because it ends in -a, which is the standard feminine noun ending in Portuguese. The word derives from the Latin verb "eligere" (to choose), with the prefix "ex-". The feminine gender is consistently applied to Portuguese nouns ending in -a, making "escolha" feminine by this productive morphological pattern.

What is the Portuguese word for choice?

The Portuguese word for choice is a escolha — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchchoix flips!lemasculine
🇮🇹 Italiansceltalafeminine

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