🇵🇹 Portuguese

hábitos

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Hábitos is masculine in Portuguese. The article is os, so the full form is os hábitos ("habits").

MASCULINE

hábitos is the plural of hábito

os hábitos — habits

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hábitos
/us ˈabitus/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say hábitos in Portuguese?

IPA
/us ˈabitus/

How do you pronounce hábitos in Portuguese?

hábitos is pronounced /us ˈabitus/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O hábito antigo de tomar café da manhã é muito importante para a saúde.

The old habit of having breakfast is very important for health.

Esse hábito prejudicial foi difícil de abandonar, mas consegui.

This harmful habit was difficult to abandon, but I managed it.

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Why is it masculine?

Hábitos is masculine because it derives from Latin "habitus" (masculine noun), which retained its gender through the evolution from Latin to Portuguese. The word originally meant "condition" or "state of being" and came to mean "habit" or "clothing/dress," maintaining the masculine gender of its Latin ancestor.

What is the Portuguese word for habits?

The Portuguese word for habits is os hábitos — masculine.

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