🇪🇸 Spanish

como

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

Como is masculine in Spanish. The article is el, so the full form is el como ("how; as; like").

MASCULINE

el como

how; as; like

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como
/ˈko.mo/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say como in Spanish?

IPA
/ˈko.mo/

How do you pronounce como in Spanish?

como is pronounced /ˈko.mo/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

¿Cómo estás hoy?

How are you today?

Como no tenía dinero, no pude comprar el libro.

As I didn't have money, I couldn't buy the book.

Es tan rápido como un rayo.

He is as fast as lightning.

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Why is it masculine?

This is an adverb and conjunction, which are gender-neutral in Spanish. The masculine designation is a conventional default for invariable words in Spanish dictionaries, though 'como' itself does not inflect for gender. Derives from Latin 'quomodo' (in what manner).

What is the Spanish word for how; as; like?

The Spanish word for how; as; like is el como — masculine.

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