🇵🇹 Portuguese

frase

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

a frase

sentence

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frase
/a ˈfɾazi/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say frase in Portuguese?

IPA
/a ˈfɾazi/

How do you pronounce frase in Portuguese?

frase is pronounced /a ˈfɾazi/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A frase inteira foi deletada acidentalmente do documento.

The entire sentence was accidentally deleted from the document.

Essa frase bonita me inspirou a escrever um poema.

That beautiful sentence inspired me to write a poem.

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Why is it feminine?

Frase is feminine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "phrasis," which was feminine in gender, and Portuguese retained this gender assignment when the word evolved into its modern form. The feminine ending "-a" in Portuguese also reinforced this gender classification over time.

What is the Portuguese word for sentence?

The Portuguese word for sentence is a frase — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishsentencialafeminine
🇮🇹 Italianfraselafeminine

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