🇵🇹 Portuguese

tendência

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

a tendência

tendency

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tendência
/a tẽˈdẽsjɐ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say tendência in Portuguese?

IPA
/a tẽˈdẽsjɐ/

How do you pronounce tendência in Portuguese?

tendência is pronounced /a tẽˈdẽsjɐ/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A tendência atual é muito preocupante porque afeta toda a população.

The current trend is very concerning because it affects the entire population.

Essa tendência negativa foi identificada pela primeira vez em nossa empresa.

This negative trend was identified for the first time in our company.

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Why is it feminine?

Tendência is feminine because it ends in "-ência," a suffix in Portuguese that consistently marks feminine nouns. This pattern derives from Latin feminine nouns ending in "-entia" (from the third declension), which Portuguese inherited and maintained.

What is the Portuguese word for tendency?

The Portuguese word for tendency is a tendência — feminine.

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