🇪🇸 Spanish

cuerpo

masculine

el cuerpo

body

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cuerpo
/el ˈkweɾpo/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say cuerpo in Spanish?

IPA
/el ˈkweɾpo/

How do you pronounce cuerpo in Spanish?

cuerpo is pronounced /el ˈkweɾpo/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El cuerpo humano es muy complejo y necesita cuidado constante.

The human body is very complex and needs constant care.

El cuerpo del atleta está musculoso y bien entrenado.

The athlete's body is muscular and well-trained.

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Why is it masculine?

Cuerpo is masculine because it derives from Latin "corpus," which was grammatically masculine in the second declension. Spanish inherited this gender classification when it evolved from Latin. The masculine gender has been preserved in modern Spanish.

What is the Spanish word for body?

The Spanish word for body is el cuerpo — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchcorpslemasculine
🇵🇹 Portuguesecorpoomasculine

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