🇵🇹 Portuguese

jogos

masculine

os jogos

games

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jogos
/us ˈʒoɡus/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say jogos in Portuguese?

IPA
/us ˈʒoɡus/

How do you pronounce jogos in Portuguese?

jogos is pronounced /us ˈʒoɡus/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O jogo novo que comprei é muito divertido.

The new game that I bought is very fun. (Masculine article 'o' and masculine adjective 'novo' agree with 'jogo')

Este jogo clássico foi o primeiro a ganhar o prêmio internacional.

This classic game was the first to win the international prize. (Masculine demonstrative 'este' and masculine adjective 'clássico' agree with 'jogo', showing the gender agreement is essential for grammatical correctness)

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Why is it masculine?

Jogos is masculine because it derives from Latin "iocum" (a neuter noun meaning jest or game), and Portuguese inherited the masculine gender from its Latin ancestor. Like many Portuguese nouns ending in "-o," it retained the masculine gender marker that descended from Latin's "-um" neuter ending, which evolved into the "-o" masculine form in Romance languages.

What is the Portuguese word for games?

The Portuguese word for games is os jogos — masculine.

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