No. 2,554 in Portuguese
esportivas
"Esportivas" means "sports-related" or "sporty" in English.
In a sentence
Eu gosto de assistir competições esportivas na televisão.
I like to watch sports competitions on television.
The word 'esportivas' is used as an adjective to describe 'competições', meaning 'sports' related competitions.
Ela usa roupas esportivas para ir ao parque.
She wears sports clothes to go to the park.
Here, 'esportivas' serves as an adjective describing 'roupas', indicating 'sports' or 'sports-related' clothing.
As atividades esportivas promovem a saúde física.
Sports activities promote physical health.
In this case, 'esportivas' functions as an adjective qualifying 'atividades', emphasizing that the activities are related to sports.
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