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as selvas
jungles
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How do you say selvas in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce selvas in Portuguese?
selvas is pronounced /as ˈsewvɐs/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
A selva amazônica é tão densa que a luz do sol mal consegue penetrar a vegetação.
The Amazon rainforest is so dense that sunlight can barely penetrate the vegetation.
A selva tropical, com toda a sua beleza selvagem, abriga milhões de espécies desconhecidas.
The tropical rainforest, with all its wild beauty, harbors millions of unknown species.
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Why is it feminine?
Selvas is feminine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "silva" (forest), which was feminine in Latin, and Portuguese retained the feminine gender of its Latin ancestor. The Latin feminine ending "-a" became the standard feminine marker in Romance languages, including Portuguese.
What is the Portuguese word for jungles?
The Portuguese word for jungles is as selvas — feminine.
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