🇪🇸 Spanish

brotes

masculine

los brotes

sprouts

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brotes
/los ˈbɾotes/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say brotes in Spanish?

IPA
/los ˈbɾotes/

How do you pronounce brotes in Spanish?

brotes is pronounced /los ˈbɾotes/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El brote verde que surgió en la planta es muy pequeño todavía.

The green sprout that emerged on the plant is still very small. (masculine: el, verde, pequeño)

El brote epidemiológico fue controlado rápidamente por las autoridades competentes.

The epidemic outbreak was controlled quickly by the competent authorities. (masculine: el, controlado, competentes agree with masculine brote)

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Why is it masculine?

Brotes is masculine. While it does derive from Latin roots related to sprouting/budding, the gender is best explained by its ending in -e combined with its semantic category. Many Spanish nouns ending in -e are masculine, particularly those denoting actions, results, or abstract concepts (like "corte," "baile," "viaje"). "Brote" follows this pattern as a noun meaning both "sprout" (a thing/result) and "outbreak" (an event/result).

What is the Spanish word for sprouts?

The Spanish word for sprouts is los brotes — masculine.

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