🇵🇹 Portuguese

programas

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masculine

os programas

programs

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programas
/us pɾoˈɡɾɐmɐs/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say programas in Portuguese?

IPA
/us pɾoˈɡɾɐmɐs/

How do you pronounce programas in Portuguese?

programas is pronounced /us pɾoˈɡɾɐmɐs/ 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?

Programas 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 programs?

The Portuguese word for programs is os programas — masculine.

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