Cognate words are words that can be easily transformed from English into Portuguese.

There are a great number of words that can be easily transformed from English into Portuguese. This rule applies to around 85% of the cases. These cognate words are words that in English end in: 1. ...ty 2. ...tion 3. ...sion 4. ...stion 5. ...gion 6. ...ly 7. ...ble 8. ...ple 9. ...ary 10. ...acy 11. ...ist 12. ...ency 13. ...ant

1. English words ending in "...ty" in Portuguese end in "...dade" and are always feminine. English word Portuguese word City University Adversity Humanity Honesty A Cidade A Universidade A Adversidade A Humanidade A Honestidade

With words like "pretty" (bonito), or "beauty" (beleza) it doesn't apply, just because these words come from different origins. 2. English words ending in ...tion in Portuguese end in ...o and these are also feminine. English word Portuguese word Station Situation Continuation Communication Nation A Estao A situao A Continuao A Comunicao A Nao

In this case you have very few exceptions. These words are feminine.

3. English words ending in ...sion in Portuguese end in ...so and these are once again feminine. English word Portuguese word Confusion Illusion Expansion Session Progression A Confuso A Iluso A Expanso A Sesso A Progresso

4. English words ending in ...stion in Portuguese end in ...sto and these are also feminine. English word Portuguese word Combustion Congestion Suggestion Digestion Question A Combusto A Congesto A Sugesto A Digesto A Questo

5. English words ending in ...gion in Portuguese end in ...gio and these are also feminine. English word Portuguese word Religion Reggion Legion Subregion A Religio A Regio A Legio A Subregio

6. English words ending in ...ly in Portuguese end in ...mente These words have no gender because they are adverbs. Adverbs (words that qualify how a verb is doing) normally come from adjectives (which are words that give qualities to nouns). So, all you have to do is to take the adjective, put an "A" at the end, and add "mente". Adjectives that end in "...e" like "aparente" you don't have to replace any letter to transform it into an adverb, just ad "mente" at the end (so, "aparente" becomes "aparentemente") English word Portuguese word Apparently Basicly Rapidly Historicly Aparentemente Basicamente rapidamente Historicamente

Automaticaly Automaticamente

7. English words ending in ...ble in Portuguese end in ...vel These words are generally adjectives, but you don't have to make any changes when it comes to gender because they fit masculine and feminine (e.g. A Maria era socivel. O Jos era socivel. - Maria was sociable. Jos was sociable). English word Portuguese word Reasonable Convertible Reversible Tolerable Compatible Razovel Convertvel Reversvel Tolervel Compatvel

8. English words ending in ...ple in Portuguese end in ...plo.

English word Portuguese word Example Triple temple Ample Exemplo triplo Templo mplo

there are a few words to which you won't be able to apply this rule, such as "simple" (simples) or "sample" (amostra). 9. English words ending in ...ary in Portuguese end in ...rio.

English word Portuguese word Seminary Itinerary Visionary Urinary Literary Seminrio Itinerrio Visionrio Urinrio Literrio

10. English words ending in ...cy in Portuguese end in ...cia.

English word Portuguese word Democracy Autocracy Efficacy Diplomacy Advocacy Democracia Autocracia Eficcia Diplomacia Advocacia

11. English words ending in ...ist in Portuguese end in ...ista. These words do not need change in gender. They represent "Male" and "Female" English word Portuguese word Dentist Economist Scientist Ecologist Linguist Dentista Economista Cientista ecologista Linguista

12. English words ending in ...ency in Portuguese end in ...ncia. When you pronounce these words please note that you have to give emphasis to the vowel with the accent. English word Portuguese word Emergency Agency Tendency Latency Fluency Emergncia Agncia Tendncia Latncia Fluncia

13. English words ending in ...ent in Portuguese end in ...ente.

English word Portuguese word Imprudent Pendent Content Latent Fluent Imprudente Pendente Contente Latente Fluente