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os jeitos
ways
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How do you say jeitos in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce jeitos in Portuguese?
jeitos is pronounced /us ˈʒejtus/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
O jeito elegante dele impressionou todos na festa.
His elegant way impressed everyone at the party.
Aquele jeito peculiar de falar é muito característico do meu avó.
That peculiar way of speaking is very characteristic of my grandfather.
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Why is it masculine?
Jeitos is masculine because it derives from the Latin "jectus" (past participle of "jacere," meaning "to throw"), which was masculine in gender, and Portuguese maintained this grammatical gender through its Romance language evolution. The word originally meant "a throw" or "manner of throwing" before broadening to mean "way" or "manner" in modern Portuguese.
What is the Portuguese word for ways?
The Portuguese word for ways is os jeitos — masculine.
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