🇵🇹 Portuguese

propósitos

masculine

os propósitos

purposes

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propósitos
/us pɾoˈpozitus/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say propósitos in Portuguese?

IPA
/us pɾoˈpozitus/

How do you pronounce propósitos in Portuguese?

propósitos is pronounced /us pɾoˈpozitus/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O propósito principal do nosso projeto é ajudar comunidades carentes.

The main purpose of our project is to help poor communities.

Seu propósito era nobre, mas o resultado foi desastroso.

His purpose was noble, but the result was disastrous.

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Why is it masculine?

Propósitos is masculine because it derives from Latin "propositus" (past participle of "proponere"), which carried masculine gender that was preserved through Portuguese's Romance language evolution. The Latin root literally means "put forward" or "proposed," and its masculine form naturally transferred to the Portuguese noun.

What is the Portuguese word for purposes?

The Portuguese word for purposes is os propósitos — masculine.

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