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empresas

Empresas is feminine in Portuguese. The article is as, so the full form is as empresas ("companies").

FEMININE

empresas is the plural of empresa

as empresas — companies

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empresas
/as ẽˈpɾezɐs/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say empresas in Portuguese?

IPA
/as ẽˈpɾezɐs/

How do you pronounce empresas in Portuguese?

empresas is pronounced /as ẽˈpɾezɐs/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A empresa brasileira expandiu suas operações internacionais.

The Brazilian company (fem.) expanded its international operations.

Essa empresa é muito conhecida e respeitada no mercado.

This company (fem.) is very well-known and respected in the market.

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Why is it feminine?

Empresas is feminine in Portuguese because it derives from the Latin feminine noun "impresa" (an undertaking or enterprise), which retained its feminine gender through the Romance language evolution. The "-a" ending in Portuguese typically signals feminine nouns, reinforcing this grammatical gender inherited from its Latin ancestor.

What is the Portuguese word for companies?

The Portuguese word for companies is as empresas — feminine.

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