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Q&A Is obrigado used in case of unclear gender of the author?

In Portuguese a male speaker thanks with an «obrigado», while a female with an «obrigada». I am reading a text (some thank you notice for buying some mass-produced industrial product with no obvio...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by tommi‭  ·  last activity 1y ago by Quasímodo‭

Question Portuguese gender
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Is obrigado used in case of unclear gender of the author?
In Portuguese a male speaker thanks with an «obrigado», while a female with an «obrigada».

I am reading a text (some thank you notice for buying some mass-produced industrial product with no obvious single maker) and see the word «obrigado». Can I deduce that the writer of the text is male or is there some kind of neutral male default that might be in use here?