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ratos

Ratos is masculine in Portuguese. The article is os, so the full form is os ratos ("rats").

MASCULINE

ratos is the plural of rato

os ratos — rats

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ratos
/us ˈʁatus/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say ratos in Portuguese?

IPA
/us ˈʁatus/

How do you pronounce ratos in Portuguese?

ratos is pronounced /us ˈʁatus/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O rato cinzento foi capturado na armadilha.

The gray mouse was caught in the trap.

Aquele rato pequeno escapou do gato perseguidor.

That small mouse escaped from the chasing cat.

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Why is it masculine?

Ratos (rat) is masculine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "rattus," which was grammatically masculine, and Portuguese inherited this gender classification along with the word itself during its development from Vulgar Latin.

What is the Portuguese word for rats?

The Portuguese word for rats is os ratos — masculine.

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