🇪🇸 español

continentes

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
masculine

los continentes

continents

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continentes
/los kontiˈnentes/
← masculine feminine →

¿Cómo se dice continentes en español?

AFI
/los kontiˈnentes/

How do you pronounce continentes in español?

continentes is pronounced /los kontiˈnentes/ in español.

Frases de ejemplo

El continente africano es el más cálido y poblado del mundo.

The African continent is the warmest and most populated in the world.

Este continente antiguo ha experimentado muchos cambios geológicos importantes.

This ancient continent has experienced many important geological changes.

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¿Por qué es masculine?

Continentes is masculine in Spanish because it derives from the Latin "continens" (from "continere," meaning "to hold together"), which is a masculine noun in Latin that was retained with masculine gender when adopted into Spanish. The word's grammatical gender follows the standard pattern where Latin masculine nouns ending in "-ens" typically become masculine nouns in Spanish ending in "-ente."

¿Cómo se dice continents en español?

En español, continents se dice los continentes — masculine.

Practica con Accord

Desliza cientos de palabras y domina el género gramatical en español.

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