Accordgente
a gente
people
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How do you say gente in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce gente in Portuguese?
gente is pronounced /a ˈʒẽtʃi/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
A gente brasileira é muito alegre e hospitaleira.
Brazilian people are very cheerful and hospitable. (Note: 'brasileira' and 'hospitaleira' are feminine adjectives agreeing with the feminine noun 'gente')
A gente jovem da minha escola foi convidada para a festa especial.
The young people from my school were invited to the special party. (Note: 'jovem' and 'especial' agree in gender with the feminine 'gente', which matters for correct Portuguese agreement)
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Why is it feminine?
Gente is feminine in Portuguese because it derives from the Latin "gens, gentis" (a clan or people), which was a third-declension feminine noun in Latin. Portuguese retained this grammatical gender through regular phonetic evolution of the Latin feminine form. Although "gente" refers to people in general (including mixed groups), it maintains the feminine gender from its Latin origin, similar to other collective nouns that retain their original gender regardless of the biological sex of those they describe.
What is the Portuguese word for people?
The Portuguese word for people is a gente — feminine.
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