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Brazilian Gender

This page discusses the gender in Brazilian. Below is a list of masculine (man) and feminine (woman) words. We picked the most popular ones.

Boy: menino
Girl: menina
Man: homem
Woman: mulher
Father: pai
Mother: mãe
Brother: irmão
Sister: irmã
Actor: ator
Actress: atriz
Cat (m): gato
Cat (f): gata

These examples show a sentence with both genders (masculine or feminine). The list includes the use of nouns, adjectives and pronouns.

He is tall: ele é alto
She is tall: ela é alta
He is a short man: ele é um homem pequeno
She is a short woman: ela é uma mulher pequena
He is German: ele é alemão
She is German: ela é alemã
Japanese men are friendly: Homens japoneses são amigavéis
Japanese women are friendly: Mulheres japonesas são amigavéis

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