🇪🇸 espagnol

continente

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

el continente

continent

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continente
/el kontiˈnente/
← masculine feminine →

Comment dit-on continente en espagnol ?

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/el kontiˈnente/

How do you pronounce continente in espagnol?

continente is pronounced /el kontiˈnente/ in espagnol.

Exemples de phrases

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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Pourquoi est-ce masculine ?

Continente 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."

Comment dit-on continent en espagnol ?

En espagnol, continent se dit el continente — masculine.

Genre selon les langues

LangueMotArticleGenre
🇫🇷 Frenchcontinentlemasculine

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