Accordpaíses
os países
countries
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How do you say países in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce países in Portuguese?
países is pronounced /us paˈizis/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
O país é muito grande e desenvolvido.
The country is very large and developed. (masculine adjectives: grande, desenvolvido)
Este país antigo tem uma história rico e fascinante.
This old country has a rich and fascinating history. (masculine articles and adjectives: este, antigo, rico, fascinante)
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Why is it masculine?
Países is masculine in Portuguese. While it does derive from Latin roots related to "pagus" (territory/country), the masculine gender is better explained by the influence of Latin "pagensis" and the masculine noun forms it produced. However, the most straightforward explanation is that Portuguese inherited the masculine gender from its Latin predecessors, and this gender is consistently maintained in modern Portuguese for this word.
What is the Portuguese word for countries?
The Portuguese word for countries is os países — masculine.
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