🇵🇹 Portuguese

perdas

feminine

as perdas

losses

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perdas
/as ˈpeʁdɐs/
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How do you say perdas in Portuguese?

IPA
/as ˈpeʁdɐs/

How do you pronounce perdas in Portuguese?

perdas is pronounced /as ˈpeʁdɐs/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A perda total da visão deixou a médica impossibilitada de continuar sua profissão.

The total loss of vision left the female doctor unable to continue her profession.

Aquela perda irreparável foi muito dolorosa para toda a família enlutada.

That irreparable loss was very painful for the entire bereaved family.

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Why is it feminine?

Perdas is feminine because it derives from Latin "perdita" (feminine past participle of "perdere," to lose), which retained the feminine gender marker "-a" through the Romance language evolution. This "-a" ending became the standard feminine singular ending in Portuguese, making any noun inheriting it feminine by default.

What is the Portuguese word for losses?

The Portuguese word for losses is as perdas — feminine.

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