🇵🇹 Portuguese

sociedade

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feminine

a sociedade

society

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sociedade
/a sosieˈdadʒi/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say sociedade in Portuguese?

IPA
/a sosieˈdadʒi/

How do you pronounce sociedade in Portuguese?

sociedade is pronounced /a sosieˈdadʒi/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A sociedade moderna enfrenta desafios complexos que exigem soluções inovadoras.

Modern society faces complex challenges that require innovative solutions. (The feminine articles and adjectives 'a', 'moderna', and 'complexos' agree with the feminine noun 'sociedade', showing that gender agreement is essential for grammatical correctness in Portuguese.)

A sociedade brasileira é conhecida por sua riqueza cultural única.

Brazilian society is known for its unique cultural wealth. (The feminine form 'a' and the feminine adjectives 'brasileira' and 'única' must agree with the feminine noun 'sociedade'; using masculine forms would be grammatically incorrect.)

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Why is it feminine?

Sociedade is feminine because it derives from Latin "societas," which was a feminine noun (following the -tas/-tatis declension pattern typical of feminine nouns in Latin). This Latin feminine gender was preserved when the word evolved into Portuguese.

What is the Portuguese word for society?

The Portuguese word for society is a sociedade — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchsociétélafeminine
🇪🇸 Spanishsociedadlafeminine
🇮🇹 Italiansocietàlafeminine

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