🇪🇸 Spanish

curso

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 curso

course

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curso
/el ˈkuɾso/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say curso in Spanish?

IPA
/el ˈkuɾso/

How do you pronounce curso in Spanish?

curso is pronounced /el ˈkuɾso/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El curso avanzado que tomé el año pasado fue muy desafiante.

The advanced course that I took last year was very challenging.

Este curso obligatorio es importante para completar mi carrera universitaria.

This mandatory course is important to complete my university degree.

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Why is it masculine?

Curso is masculine because it derives from Latin "cursus" (a running, course, or journey), which belonged to the second declension masculine noun class in Latin. This Latin gender was preserved when the word entered Spanish and other Romance languages.

What is the Spanish word for course?

The Spanish word for course is el curso — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchcourslemasculine
🇮🇹 Italiancorsoilmasculine
🇵🇹 Portuguesecursoomasculine

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