🇵🇹 Portuguese

oportunidade

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feminine

a oportunidade

opportunity

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oportunidade
/a opoʁtuniˈdadʒi/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say oportunidade in Portuguese?

IPA
/a opoʁtuniˈdadʒi/

How do you pronounce oportunidade in Portuguese?

oportunidade is pronounced /a opoʁtuniˈdadʒi/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A oportunidade única que ela recebeu mudou sua vida completamente.

The unique opportunity that she received completely changed her life.

Essa oportunidade excepcional deve ser aproveitada imediatamente.

This exceptional opportunity must be seized immediately.

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Why is it feminine?

Oportunidade is feminine because it derives from Latin "opportunitas," which is a feminine noun (following the -itas ending pattern that typically produces feminine nouns in Romance languages). This Latin feminine gender was preserved when the word evolved into Portuguese.

What is the Portuguese word for opportunity?

The Portuguese word for opportunity is a oportunidade — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishoportunidadlafeminine
🇮🇹 Italianopportunitàl'feminine

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