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=== Language Characteristics === | === Language Characteristics === | ||
Portuguese words for persons, places, and things (nouns) are classified as masculine, feminine, or, in some cases, neuter. '''''O''''' (the masculine form of ''the'') is used with masculine words. '''''A''''' (the feminine form of ''the'') is used with feminine words. Masculine nouns generally end in '''''o'''''<i>, '''r''', '''l''', </i>and '''''ma'''''. Feminine nouns generally end in ''a, '''ão''', '''dade''', '''tude''' | Portuguese words for persons, places, and things (nouns) are classified as masculine, feminine, or, in some cases, neuter. '''''O''''' (the masculine form of ''the'') is used with masculine words. '''''A''''' (the feminine form of ''the'') is used with feminine words. Masculine nouns generally end in '''''o'''''<i>, '''r''', '''l''', </i>and '''''ma'''''. Feminine nouns generally end in '''''a,''''' '''''ão''''', '''''dade''''', '''''tude''''', and '''''ume'''''. Nouns which end in '''''or''''' generally are masculine; an '''''a''''' is added to indicate the feminine version. | ||
Adjectives which end in '''''o''''' or '''''a''''' reflect the same gender of the nouns they refer to. For example, ''the married son'' would be translated as ''o filho casado'',while ''the married daughter'' would be translated as ''a filha casada''. | Adjectives which end in '''''o''''' or '''''a''''' reflect the same gender of the nouns they refer to. For example, ''the married son'' would be translated as ''o filho casado'',while ''the married daughter'' would be translated as ''a filha casada''. | ||