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o telefone
telephone
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How do you say telefone in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce telefone in Portuguese?
telefone is pronounced /u teleˈfoni/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
O telefone novo que comprei é muito moderno e tem uma tela grande.
The new telephone that I bought is very modern and has a large screen.
Aquele telefone antigo estava quebrado, então tive que consertá-lo com um técnico especializado.
That old telephone was broken, so I had to have it fixed by a specialized technician.
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Why is it masculine?
Telefone is masculine in Portuguese. The word derives from Greek "tele-" (far) + "phōnē" (sound/voice), and was adopted into Portuguese in the 19th century. In Portuguese, words ending in "-one" (particularly those derived from Greek technical terms) typically follow masculine gender patterns. The masculine gender of "telefone" aligns with other similar Greek-derived nouns like "microfone" (microphone) and "saxofone" (saxophone).
What is the Portuguese word for telephone?
The Portuguese word for telephone is o telefone — masculine.
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