🇵🇹 Portuguese

passagens

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feminine

as passagens

passages

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passagens
/as paˈsaʒẽj̃s/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say passagens in Portuguese?

IPA
/as paˈsaʒẽj̃s/

How do you pronounce passagens in Portuguese?

passagens is pronounced /as paˈsaʒẽj̃s/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A passagem aérea cara que comprei não incluía bagagem despachada.

The expensive airplane ticket that I bought did not include checked baggage.

Aquela passagem subterrânea antiga era perigosa e úmida.

That old underground passage was dangerous and damp.

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Why is it feminine?

Passagens is feminine because it ends in the suffix "-agem", which is consistently feminine in Portuguese. This suffix derives from Latin "-aginem" (accusative form of "-ago"), which was inherently feminine. The word comes from Latin "passus" (past participle of "pandere", meaning "to spread/extend"), and the feminine gender is inherited through the "-agem" suffix applied to this root.

What is the Portuguese word for passages?

The Portuguese word for passages is as passagens — feminine.

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