🇪🇸 Spanish

capacidades

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feminine

las capacidades

capacities

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capacidades
/las kapaθiˈðaðes/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say capacidades in Spanish?

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/las kapaθiˈðaðes/

How do you pronounce capacidades in Spanish?

capacidades is pronounced /las kapaθiˈðaðes/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La capacidad intelectual de María es extraordinaria y reconocida en toda la universidad.

Maria's intellectual capacity is extraordinary and recognized throughout the university.

Esa capacidad productiva fue mejorada significativamente después de la nueva inversión.

That productive capacity was significantly improved after the new investment.

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Why is it feminine?

Capacidades is feminine because it derives from Latin "capacitas," which followed the feminine third-declension ending "-itas" (similar to how Latin nouns ending in "-tas" became feminine "-dad" nouns in Spanish). This Latin suffix pattern consistently produced feminine nouns in Romance languages, which is why Spanish abstract nouns ending in "-dad" are almost universally feminine.

What is the Spanish word for capacities?

The Spanish word for capacities is las capacidades — feminine.

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