🇵🇹 Portuguese

futuro

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 futuro

future

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futuro
/u fuˈtuɾu/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say futuro in Portuguese?

IPA
/u fuˈtuɾu/

How do you pronounce futuro in Portuguese?

futuro is pronounced /u fuˈtuɾu/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O futuro será brilhante se trabalharmos duro hoje.

The future will be bright if we work hard today.

O futuro incerto nos preocupa, mas devemos permanecer otimistas.

The uncertain future worries us, but we must remain optimistic.

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Why is it masculine?

Futuro is masculine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "futūrus" (masculine), the future participle of "esse" (to be), which naturally carried masculine gender from its Latin origins. The gender was simply preserved during the language's evolution from Latin to Portuguese.

What is the Portuguese word for future?

The Portuguese word for future is o futuro — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishfuturoelmasculine
🇮🇹 Italianfuturoilmasculine

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