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Practice o fato de treino

Practice the word with its article: o fato de treino, tracksuit. In European Portuguese, the article 'o' helps show that fato de treino is masculine singular.

English
tracksuit
Say together
o fato de treino
Gender cue
'o' = masculine singular
Plural
os fatos de treino

Portuguese nouns have grammatical gender. The article is included here so children learn the sound of the word and its gender pattern together, instead of treating the article as an extra grammar detail later.

There are useful patterns, but gender is not perfectly predictable from spelling and there are edge cases. The dictionary links below are there for adults who want to check the full entry, grammar details, or pronunciation notes.

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