🇵🇹 Portuguese

favor

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
masculine

o favor

favor

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favor
/u faˈvoʁ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say favor in Portuguese?

IPA
/u faˈvoʁ/

How do you pronounce favor in Portuguese?

favor is pronounced /u faˈvoʁ/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O favor que você me fez foi muito importante e generoso.

The favor that you did me was very important and generous.

Aquele favor especial merecia um agradecimento sincero e imediato.

That special favor deserved a sincere and immediate thank you.

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Why is it masculine?

Favor is masculine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "favor" (nominative masculine), which comes from the verb "favere" (to favor/support), and Latin nouns retained their grammatical gender through Romance language evolution. This is a regular inheritance rather than an exception—most Portuguese nouns ending in -or are masculine.

What is the Portuguese word for favor?

The Portuguese word for favor is o favor — masculine.

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