meninos
os meninos
boys
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How do you say meninos in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce meninos in Portuguese?
meninos is pronounced /us meˈninus/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
O menino inteligente ganhou o prêmio na competição de matemática.
The intelligent boy won the prize in the math competition.
Aquele menino louro é muito educado e sempre ajuda seus colegas.
That blond boy is very polite and always helps his classmates.
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Why is it masculine?
Meninos is a noun meaning "boy" that derives from Latin "minīnus" (smallest). It retained the masculine grammatical gender from its Latin form; the -o ending is the standard masculine gender marker in Portuguese that developed from Latin masculine -us endings in Romance languages.
What is the Portuguese word for boys?
The Portuguese word for boys is os meninos — masculine.
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