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How do you say programa in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce programa in Portuguese?
programa is pronounced /u pɾoˈɡɾɐmɐ/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
O programa novo que instalei no meu computador é muito eficiente.
The new program that I installed on my computer is very efficient.
Este programa educativo foi criado especialmente para crianças pequenas.
This educational program was created especially for small children.
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Why is it masculine?
Programa is masculine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "programma," which came from Greek "prógramma" (from "pro-" meaning before, and "gráphein" meaning to write). In Latin, "programma" was a neuter noun (not masculine as the original rule states), but when adopted into Portuguese and other Romance languages, it was reanalyzed as masculine. This reanalysis occurred because Portuguese speakers associated the -a ending with the masculine -a ending found in some masculine nouns (like "poeta," "sistema," "problema"), rather than with the typical feminine -a ending. This gender assignment became fossilized in Portuguese.
What is the Portuguese word for program?
The Portuguese word for program is o programa — masculine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | programa | el | masculine |
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