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as saudades
longings
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How do you say saudades in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce saudades in Portuguese?
saudades is pronounced /as sawˈdadʒis/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
A saudade profunda que sinto da minha avó nunca vai desaparecer.
The deep longing that I feel for my grandmother will never disappear. (Feminine article 'a' and feminine adjective 'profunda' agree with the feminine noun 'saudade')
Esta saudade melancólica é característica do povo português.
This melancholic yearning is characteristic of the Portuguese people. (Feminine demonstrative 'esta' and feminine adjective 'melancólica' agree with the feminine noun 'saudade')
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Why is it feminine?
Saudades is feminine because it ends in "-dade", a productive feminine suffix in Portuguese derived from Latin "-tas/-tatis". Portuguese abstract nouns with this suffix are consistently feminine. While the word may derive from Latin "solitas" (solitude), the gender is maintained through the regular feminine gender class of all "-dade" nouns in modern Portuguese.
What is the Portuguese word for longings?
The Portuguese word for longings is as saudades — feminine.
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