🇵🇹 Portuguese

exame

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masculine

o exame

medical exam

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exame
/u eˈzɐ̃mi/
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How do you say exame in Portuguese?

IPA
/u eˈzɐ̃mi/

How do you pronounce exame in Portuguese?

exame is pronounced /u eˈzɐ̃mi/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O exame final foi muito difícil e exigiu muito estudo.

The final exam was very difficult and required a lot of studying.

Aquele exame médico revelou um resultado preocupante que o médico explicou detalhadamente.

That medical exam revealed a concerning result that the doctor explained in detail.

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Why is it masculine?

Exame is masculine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "examen" (meaning examination or weighing), which was a masculine noun in Latin, and Portuguese retained this grammatical gender from its Latin ancestor.

What is the Portuguese word for medical exam?

The Portuguese word for medical exam is o exame — masculine.

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