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as maçãs
apples
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How do you say maçãs in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce maçãs in Portuguese?
maçãs is pronounced /as maˈsɐ̃s/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
A maçã vermelha que comprei ontem estava deliciosa.
The red apple that I bought yesterday was delicious.
Essa maçã verde é mais azeda do que aquela maçã madura.
This green apple is more sour than that ripe apple.
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Why is it feminine?
Maçãs is feminine because it ends in -ã, a feminine noun ending in Portuguese. This ending derives from Latin first declension feminine nouns (like Latin "mala" meaning "apple"), which consistently carried feminine gender. Portuguese preserved this feminine gender marking through sound changes that transformed Latin -a into -ã.
What is the Portuguese word for apples?
The Portuguese word for apples is as maçãs — feminine.
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