In Portuguese, the nouns and adjectives are either masculine or feminine. Words for professions are also masculine (o advogado, o engenheiro) or feminine (a advogada, a engenheira).
Masculine / Feminine
o advogado / a advogada - lawyer
o arquiteto / a arquiteta - architect
o ator / a atriz - actor/actress
o cantor / a cantora - singer
o engenheiro / a engenheira - engineer
o escritor / a escritora - writer
o médico / a médica - physician
o fotógrafo / a fotógrafa - protographer
o professor / a professora - teacher, professor
o programador / a programadora - programmer
However, some of these words have only one form (o estudante, a estudante).
Masculine & feminine
atleta - athlete
cineastra - filmmaker
dentista - dentist
diplomata - diplomat
economista - ecomonist
estudante - student
gerente - maneger
jornalista - journalist
motorista - driver
policial - police officer
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