🇵🇹 Portuguese

matérias

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
feminine

as matérias

matters

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matérias
/as maˈtɛɾiɐs/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say matérias in Portuguese?

IPA
/as maˈtɛɾiɐs/

How do you pronounce matérias in Portuguese?

matérias is pronounced /as maˈtɛɾiɐs/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A matéria escura é fundamental para compreender o universo.

Dark matter is fundamental for understanding the universe.

Essa matéria prima é muito cara e difícil de encontrar.

This raw material is very expensive and difficult to find.

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Why is it feminine?

Matérias is feminine because it derives from Latin "materia," which was feminine in gender and originally meant "wood" or "timber" before broadening to mean "matter" or "material." The feminine gender was preserved through Portuguese's evolution from Latin.

What is the Portuguese word for matters?

The Portuguese word for matters is as matérias — feminine.

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