🇵🇹 Portuguese

objetivo

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

o objetivo

objective

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objetivo
/u obʒeˈtʃivu/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say objetivo in Portuguese?

IPA
/u obʒeˈtʃivu/

How do you pronounce objetivo in Portuguese?

objetivo is pronounced /u obʒeˈtʃivu/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O objetivo principal da empresa é aumentar a produtividade.

The main objective of the company is to increase productivity.

Nosso objetivo ambicioso será alcançado com dedicação constante.

Our ambitious objective will be achieved with constant dedication.

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Why is it masculine?

Objetivo is masculine in Portuguese because it derives from the Latin masculine noun "obiectivus," which itself comes from "obiectus" (the past participle of "obicere," meaning to throw against or oppose). The masculine grammatical gender was preserved through the evolution from Latin to Portuguese.

What is the Portuguese word for objective?

The Portuguese word for objective is o objetivo — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchobjectifl'masculine
🇪🇸 Spanishobjetivoelmasculine
🇮🇹 Italianobiettivol'masculine

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