🇵🇹 Portuguese

garagens

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

as garagens

garages

Try it

garagens
/as ɡaˈɾaʒẽj̃s/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say garagens in Portuguese?

IPA
/as ɡaˈɾaʒẽj̃s/

How do you pronounce garagens in Portuguese?

garagens is pronounced /as ɡaˈɾaʒẽj̃s/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A garagem antiga estava completamente cheia de caixas velhas.

The old garage was completely full of old boxes.

Minha garagem nova é muito espaçosa e bem iluminada.

My new garage is very spacious and well-lit.

Swipe garagens in Accord

Swipe through hundreds of words and master grammatical gender in Portuguese.

Download on the App Store

Why is it feminine?

Garagens is feminine because it derives from French "garage," which itself comes from the verb "garer" (to park/shelter), and French nouns ending in "-age" are typically masculine, but "garage" became feminine in Portuguese following the pattern of similar Portuguese words ending in "-agem" (like "bagagem," "mensagem"), which are consistently feminine due to their Latin origins in "-aticum" or similar feminine-gendered suffixes.

What is the Portuguese word for garages?

The Portuguese word for garages is as garagens — feminine.

Practice with Accord

Swipe through hundreds of words and master grammatical gender in Portuguese.

Download on the App Store