🇪🇸 Spanish

bisagra

feminine

la bisagra

hinge

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bisagra
/la biˈsaɡɾa/
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How do you say bisagra in Spanish?

IPA
/la biˈsaɡɾa/

How do you pronounce bisagra in Spanish?

bisagra is pronounced /la biˈsaɡɾa/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La bisagra oxidada necesita ser reemplazada inmediatamente porque está rota.

The rusted hinge needs to be replaced immediately because it is broken.

Esta bisagra metálica es muy resistente y durará muchos años sin fallar.

This metal hinge is very resistant and will last many years without failing.

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Why is it feminine?

Bisagra is feminine because it ends in the suffix "-a", which is the most common feminine ending in Spanish. Most Spanish nouns ending in "-a" are feminine (with some exceptions like "día", "problema", and "mapa" which are masculine). The word refers to a hinge, a mechanical object, but maintains feminine gender following the standard gender pattern for "-a" endings.

What is the Spanish word for hinge?

The Spanish word for hinge is la bisagra — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇵🇹 Portuguesedobradiçaafeminine

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