🇵🇹 Portuguese

pastas

Pastas is feminine in Portuguese. The article is as, so the full form is as pastas ("folders").

FEMININE

pastas is the plural of pasta

as pastas — folders

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pastas
/as ˈpastɐs/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say pastas in Portuguese?

IPA
/as ˈpastɐs/

How do you pronounce pastas in Portuguese?

pastas is pronounced /as ˈpastɐs/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A pasta vermelha está cheia de documentos importantes.

The red folder is full of important documents.

Essa pasta italiana é deliciosa e muito cremosa.

This Italian pasta is delicious and very creamy.

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Why is it feminine?

Pastas is feminine in Portuguese because it derives from Late Latin "pasta" (feminine), which came from the past participle of "pascere" (to feed/knead), and Latin words ending in "-a" were typically feminine in gender. This feminine classification was preserved as the word evolved through Portuguese.

What is the Portuguese word for folders?

The Portuguese word for folders is as pastas — feminine.

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