🇵🇹 Portuguese

sucessos

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
masculine

os sucessos

successes

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sucessos
/us suˈsɛsus/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say sucessos in Portuguese?

IPA
/us suˈsɛsus/

How do you pronounce sucessos in Portuguese?

sucessos is pronounced /us suˈsɛsus/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O sucesso profissional é um objetivo importante para muitos brasileiros.

Professional success is an important objective for many Brazilians. (masculine article 'o' and masculine adjective 'importante' agree with masculine noun 'sucesso')

Seu último sucesso foi extraordinário e merecido.

His last success was extraordinary and deserved. (masculine adjectives 'extraordinário' and 'merecido' must agree with masculine noun 'sucesso', not 'extraordinária' or 'merecida')

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Why is it masculine?

Sucessos is masculine because it descends from the Latin noun "successus" (masculine), which comes from the past participle "successus" of the verb "succedere" (to go under, follow, or turn out well). Latin nouns ending in "-us" were typically masculine, and Portuguese preserved this gender when the word entered the language.

What is the Portuguese word for successes?

The Portuguese word for successes is os sucessos — masculine.

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