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How do you say sofá in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce sofá in Portuguese?
sofá is pronounced /u soˈfa/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
O sofá vermelho estava quebrado, então precisávamos consertá-lo antes dos convidados chegarem.
The red sofa was broken, so we needed to fix it before the guests arrived.
Este sofá antigo é muito confortável; meu avó o restaurou pessoalmente.
This old sofa is very comfortable; my grandfather restored it personally.
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Why is it masculine?
Sofá is masculine in Portuguese. While it does derive from Arabic "suffah" (a raised platform or bench), the masculinity of this word is primarily determined by its ending in stressed -á. In Portuguese, nouns ending in -á are typically masculine (with some exceptions like "mão" and "sofá" itself being notable cases). However, "sofá" is indeed masculine, making the gender assignment correct despite the explanation being incomplete—the word's gender follows both its Arabic masculine origin and Portuguese morphological patterns where many -á ending nouns are masculine.
What is the Portuguese word for sofa?
The Portuguese word for sofa is o sofá — masculine.
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