Accordsituação
a situação
situation
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How do you say situação in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce situação in Portuguese?
situação is pronounced /a situaˈsɐ̃w̃/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
A situação atual é muito complexa e exige uma solução rápida.
The current situation is very complex and demands a quick solution.
Essa situação delicada deixou todos preocupados com o resultado final.
That delicate situation left everyone worried about the final outcome.
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Why is it feminine?
Situação is feminine because it derives from Latin "situatio," which belonged to the third declension (-io/-ionis ending). In Latin, nouns ending in -io of the third declension were typically feminine or neuter. Portuguese inherited the feminine gender from Latin, and the final syllable underwent regular sound changes to produce the modern Portuguese feminine ending "-ção," which is consistently feminine across all Portuguese nouns ending in this suffix.
What is the Portuguese word for situation?
The Portuguese word for situation is a situação — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | situación | la | feminine |
| 🇮🇹 Italian | situazione | la | feminine |
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