🇵🇹 Portuguese

exames

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masculine

os exames

medical exams

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exames
/us eˈzɐ̃mis/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say exames in Portuguese?

IPA
/us eˈzɐ̃mis/

How do you pronounce exames in Portuguese?

exames is pronounced /us eˈzɐ̃mis/ 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?

Exames 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 exams?

The Portuguese word for medical exams is os exames — masculine.

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