🇵🇹 Portuguese

presentes

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
masculine

os presentes

gifts

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presentes
/us pɾeˈzẽtʃis/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say presentes in Portuguese?

IPA
/us pɾeˈzẽtʃis/

How do you pronounce presentes in Portuguese?

presentes is pronounced /us pɾeˈzẽtʃis/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O presente que recebi no meu aniversário foi muito especial e inesperado.

The gift that I received on my birthday was very special and unexpected.

Comprei um presente bonito e caro para minha mãe, mas ela preferiu o presente simples que meu filho fez.

I bought a beautiful and expensive gift for my mother, but she preferred the simple gift that my son made.

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Why is it masculine?

Presentes is masculine in Portuguese. While it does derive from Latin "praesens," the word evolved into a noun meaning "gift" rather than retaining its adjectival function. In Portuguese, this noun is masculine, likely due to the influence of the underlying Latin masculine form, though the -e ending itself is not a reliable gender indicator in Portuguese (as both masculine and feminine nouns can end in -e). The masculine gender was preserved through the evolution from Latin to Portuguese.

What is the Portuguese word for gifts?

The Portuguese word for gifts is os presentes — masculine.

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