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Learning the Portuguese Feminine displayed below is vital to the language. Portuguese feminine refers to female qualities attributed specifically to women and girls or things considered feminine. The complement to feminine is masculine.
To form a feminine word from the masculine in Portuguese, you simply add (-a) if the word ends in a consonant. But if a word ends in a vowel then you need to remove the vowel before adding the “a”. Here are some examples:
Filho (son) becomes filha (daughter), aluno (student masc.) becomes aluna (student fem.)
Note that some words cannot change into feminine; instead a whole new word should be used, example: Homem (man), Mulher (woman).
Here are some examples:
| English Feminine | Portuguese Feminine |
|---|---|
| Feminine | Feminino |
| he is happy | ele está feliz |
| she is happy | ela está feliz |
| he is American | ele é americano |
| she is American | ela é americana |
| man | homem |
| woman | mulher |
| father | pai |
| mother | mãe |
| brother | irmão |
| sister | irmã |
| uncle | tio |
| aunt | tia |
| bull | touro |
| cow | vaca |
| boy | menino |
| girl | menina |
Notice the structure of the Feminine in Portuguese.
Below is a list of objects, can you determine whether they're feminine, masculine or plural in Portuguese? Memorizing this table will also help you add very useful and important words to your Portuguese vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Portuguese Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| objects | objetos |
| bathroom | banheiro |
| bed | cama |
| bedroom | quarto |
| ceiling | teto |
| chair | cadeira |
| clothes | roupas |
| coat | casaco |
| cup | xícara |
| desk | escrivaninha |
| dress | vestido |
| floor | andar |
| fork | garfo |
| furniture | móveis |
| glass | vidro |
| hat | chapéu |
| house | casa |
| ink | tinta |
| jacket | jaqueta |
| kitchen | cozinha |
| knife | faca |
| lamp | lâmpada |
| letter | carta |
| map | mapa |
| newspaper | jornal |
| notebook | caderno |
| pants | calças |
| paper | papel |
| pen | caneta |
| pencil | lápis |
| pharmacy | farmácia |
| picture | fotografia, quadro |
| plate | chapa |
| refrigerator | geladeira |
| restaurant | restaurante |
| roof | telhado |
| room | quarto |
| rug | tapete |
| scissors | tesoura |
| shampoo | xampu |
| shirt | camisa |
| shoes | sapatos |
| soap | sabão, sabonete |
| socks | meias |
| spoon | colher |
| table | mesa |
| toilet | toalete |
| toothbrush | escova de dentes |
| toothpaste | creme dental |
| towel | toalha |
| umbrella | guarda-chuva |
| underwear | roupa íntima |
| wall | parede |
| wallet | carteira |
| window | janela |
| telephone | telefone |
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