🇪🇸 Spanish

compra

feminine

la compra

purchase

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compra
/la ˈkompɾa/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say compra in Spanish?

IPA
/la ˈkompɾa/

How do you pronounce compra in Spanish?

compra is pronounced /la ˈkompɾa/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La compra fue muy cara porque elegí productos de alta calidad.

The purchase was very expensive because I chose high-quality products.

Mi compra llegó dañada, así que devolví la mercancía defectuosa al vendedor.

My purchase arrived damaged, so I returned the defective merchandise to the seller.

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Why is it feminine?

Compra is feminine because it derives from the Latin noun "compra" (a buying or purchase), which is the feminine past participle of "comparare" (to buy). In Latin, this feminine form was used as a noun meaning "purchase," and Spanish inherited both the word and its feminine gender.

What is the Spanish word for purchase?

The Spanish word for purchase is la compra — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchachat flips!l'masculine
🇮🇹 Italianacquisto flips!l'masculine

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