No. 4,493 in Portuguese
cirurgião
Surgeon.
In a sentence
O cirurgião realizou uma operação complexa.
The surgeon performed a complex surgery.
The word 'cirurgião' is used here as a noun to denote a professional who conducts surgeries.
Ela quer se tornar uma cirurgiã no futuro.
She wants to become a surgeon in the future.
In this sentence, 'cirurgiã' is the feminine form of 'cirurgião', highlighting gender distinction in Portuguese nouns.
Os cirurgiões do hospital discutem novos métodos operatórios.
The surgeons at the hospital discuss new surgical methods.
Here, 'cirurgiões' is the plural form of 'cirurgião', illustrating how nouns change to indicate plurality.
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