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el bolígrafo
pen
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How do you say bolígrafo in Spanish?
How do you pronounce bolígrafo in Spanish?
bolígrafo is pronounced /el boˈliɣɾafo/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
El bolígrafo azul que encontré en la clase es muy bueno.
The blue pen that I found in class is very good.
Mi profesor me prestó un bolígrafo rojo nuevo porque el mío estaba roto.
My teacher lent me a new red pen because mine was broken.
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Why is it masculine?
Bolígrafo is masculine. While the word does derive from "bola" (ball) + "grafo" (from Greek "graphos," meaning writing/writer), the masculine gender is determined by the suffix "-grafo" itself, which is inherently masculine in Spanish. Compound words with the "-grafo" suffix (such as "telégrafo," "fonógrafo," "polígrafo") are consistently masculine, regardless of the gender of the first component. The term literally refers to a "ball-point writer," and the ballpoint mechanism is what the word describes.
What is the Spanish word for pen?
The Spanish word for pen is el bolígrafo — masculine.
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