🇪🇸 Spanish

caso

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
masculine

el caso

case

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caso
/el ˈkaso/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say caso in Spanish?

IPA
/el ˈkaso/

How do you pronounce caso in Spanish?

caso is pronounced /el ˈkaso/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El caso importante fue resuelto por el juez competente.

The important case was resolved by the competent judge.

Este caso criminal requiere un análisis profundo y exhaustivo.

This criminal case requires a deep and thorough analysis.

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Why is it masculine?

Caso is masculine because it derives from the Latin masculine noun "casus" (a falling, event, or circumstance), which retained its masculine gender when Romance languages evolved from Latin. The -o ending in Spanish typically signals masculine nouns, a pattern inherited directly from Latin masculine forms ending in -us.

What is the Spanish word for case?

The Spanish word for case is el caso — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchcaslemasculine
🇮🇹 Italiancasoilmasculine
🇵🇹 Portuguesecasoomasculine

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