🇪🇸 Spanish

calles

feminine

las calles

streets

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calles
/las ˈkaʎes/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say calles in Spanish?

IPA
/las ˈkaʎes/

How do you pronounce calles in Spanish?

calles is pronounced /las ˈkaʎes/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La calle principal está cerrada porque es muy peligrosa.

The main street is closed because it is very dangerous.

Encontré una calle antigua y bonita durante mi paseo por la ciudad.

I found an old and beautiful street during my walk through the city.

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Why is it feminine?

Calles is feminine because it derives from Latin "callis" (not "callus"), which was a feminine noun meaning a narrow path or track. This feminine gender was maintained through Vulgar Latin and persisted into Spanish, where it remains feminine despite ending in "-e", a pattern that affects several Spanish nouns inherited from Latin feminine forms.

What is the Spanish word for streets?

The Spanish word for streets is las calles — feminine.

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