🇪🇸 español

familias

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

las familias

families

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familias
/las faˈmiljas/
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¿Cómo se dice familias en español?

AFI
/las faˈmiljas/

How do you pronounce familias in español?

familias is pronounced /las faˈmiljas/ in español.

Frases de ejemplo

La familia española es muy unida y tradicional.

The Spanish family is very close-knit and traditional. (feminine adjectives 'unida' and 'tradicional' agree with 'familia')

Mi familia extendida está dispersa pero siempre permanece conectada.

My extended family is scattered but always remains connected. (feminine adjectives 'extendida' and 'conectada' agree with 'familia')

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¿Por qué es feminine?

Familias is feminine because it descends from Latin *familia*, which was grammatically feminine—likely because the suffix *-ia* typically marked feminine nouns in Latin, and the word originally referred to the household as a collective entity overseen by the *pater familias*. The feminine ending persisted through the evolution from Latin to Spanish.

¿Cómo se dice families en español?

En español, families se dice las familias — feminine.

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