🇪🇸 Spanish

decretos

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masculine

los decretos

decrees

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decretos
/los deˈkɾetos/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say decretos in Spanish?

IPA
/los deˈkɾetos/

How do you pronounce decretos in Spanish?

decretos is pronounced /los deˈkɾetos/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El decreto nuevo fue publicado en el periódico oficial esta mañana.

The new decree was published in the official newspaper this morning.

El decreto presidencial antiguo fue derogado por ser considerado inconstitucional.

The old presidential decree was repealed for being considered unconstitutional.

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Why is it masculine?

Decretos is masculine because it derives from Latin "decretum," the neuter past participle of "decernere" (to decide), which became masculine when adopted into Spanish's two-gender system—a common fate for Latin neuter nouns that typically shifted to masculine in Romance languages.

What is the Spanish word for decrees?

The Spanish word for decrees is los decretos — masculine.

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