🇵🇹 Portuguese

mensagens

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 mensagens

messages

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mensagens
/as mẽˈsaʒẽj̃s/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say mensagens in Portuguese?

IPA
/as mẽˈsaʒẽj̃s/

How do you pronounce mensagens in Portuguese?

mensagens is pronounced /as mẽˈsaʒẽj̃s/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A mensagem importante chegou atrasada, então tivemos que reagendar a reunião.

The important message arrived late, so we had to reschedule the meeting.

Essa mensagem pessoal foi muito comovente e deixou todos emocionados.

That personal message was very touching and left everyone emotional.

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Why is it feminine?

Mensagens is feminine because it derives from Latin "messāgium," which was a neuter noun, but when adopted into Portuguese it followed the pattern of Latin "-āgium" derivatives that became feminine "-agem" nouns in Romance languages. This gender shift occurred because the Portuguese suffix "-agem" itself is inherently feminine, attracting words built with it to the feminine gender.

What is the Portuguese word for messages?

The Portuguese word for messages is as mensagens — feminine.

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