🇵🇹 Portuguese

materiais

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masculine

os materiais

materials

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materiais
/us mateɾiˈajs/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say materiais in Portuguese?

IPA
/us mateɾiˈajs/

How do you pronounce materiais in Portuguese?

materiais is pronounced /us mateɾiˈajs/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O material escuro foi escolhido para o projeto porque é mais resistente.

The dark material was chosen for the project because it is more resistant.

Este material novo é muito mais caro do que o antigo.

This new material is much more expensive than the old one.

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Why is it masculine?

Materiais is masculine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "materialis" (adjective meaning "of or relating to matter"). In Portuguese, adjectives ending in -al are typically masculine in their base form, following the pattern of Latin -alis adjectives. The word can function as both an adjective and a noun in Portuguese, and when used as a masculine noun (meaning "material" or "substance"), it retains the masculine gender from its Latin origin.

What is the Portuguese word for materials?

The Portuguese word for materials is os materiais — masculine.

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