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o pai
father
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How do you say pai in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce pai in Portuguese?
pai is pronounced /u ˈpaj/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
O pai orgulhoso apresentou seu filho na escola.
The proud father presented his son at school.
Meu pai é muito dedicado ao seu trabalho.
My father is very dedicated to his work.
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Why is it masculine?
Pai (father) is masculine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "patrem" (accusative of "pater"), which carried masculine gender in Latin's three-gender system, and Portuguese retained this grammatical gender assignment. Like most Romance languages, Portuguese preserves the gender of words inherited directly from Latin roots.
What is the Portuguese word for father?
The Portuguese word for father is o pai — masculine.
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