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Folhas is feminine in Portuguese. The article is as, so the full form is as folhas ("leaves").
FEMININEfolhas is the plural of folha
as folhas — leaves
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How do you say folhas in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce folhas in Portuguese?
folhas is pronounced /as ˈfoʎɐs/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
A folha verde caiu da árvore durante o outono.
The green leaf fell from the tree during autumn.
Encontrei uma folha antiga e amarelada no livro antigo.
I found an old and yellowed leaf in the old book.
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Why is it feminine?
Folhas is feminine because it derives from Latin "folia," the neuter plural of "folium" (leaf), which became reanalyzed as a feminine singular noun in Portuguese and other Romance languages as the Latin neuter gender collapsed. This grammatical shift occurred because the -a ending, inherited from Latin feminine forms, made speakers reinterpret the word as feminine.
What is the Portuguese word for leaves?
The Portuguese word for leaves is as folhas — feminine.
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