🇵🇹 Portuguese

tardes

feminine

as tardes

afternoons

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tardes
/as ˈtaʁdʒis/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say tardes in Portuguese?

IPA
/as ˈtaʁdʒis/

How do you pronounce tardes in Portuguese?

tardes is pronounced /as ˈtaʁdʒis/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A tarde foi muito produtiva e agradável.

The afternoon was very productive and pleasant. (feminine adjectives: produtiva, agradável)

Aquela tarde ensolarada foi memorável para toda a família.

That sunny afternoon was memorable for the whole family. (feminine adjectives: ensolarada, memorável)

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Why is it feminine?

Tardes is feminine because it descends from Latin "sera" or "vespera" (both feminine nouns referring to evening/late day). Portuguese retained the feminine gender from its Latin ancestor. In Latin, many nouns referring to time periods were feminine by grammatical convention, and this gender was preserved in the Romance languages including Portuguese.

What is the Portuguese word for afternoons?

The Portuguese word for afternoons is as tardes — feminine.

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