🇪🇸 Spanish

decisión

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

la decisión

decision

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decisión
/la deθiˈsjon/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say decisión in Spanish?

IPA
/la deθiˈsjon/

How do you pronounce decisión in Spanish?

decisión is pronounced /la deθiˈsjon/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La decisión importante fue tomada por la directora después de una larga reflexión.

The important decision was made by the director after lengthy reflection.

Aquella decisión difícil cambió completamente el curso de su vida profesional.

That difficult decision completely changed the course of her professional life.

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Why is it feminine?

Decisión is feminine because it derives from Latin "decisiō", which belonged to the third declension and carried feminine gender that was preserved when the word entered Spanish. The feminine ending "-ión" in Spanish reinforces this gender, as the vast majority of words ending in "-ión" are feminine.

What is the Spanish word for decision?

The Spanish word for decision is la decisión — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchdécisionlafeminine
🇮🇹 Italiandecisionelafeminine
🇵🇹 Portuguesedecisãoafeminine

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