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How do you say delito in Spanish?
How do you pronounce delito in Spanish?
delito is pronounced /el deˈlito/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
El delito grave fue cometido por un criminal peligroso.
The serious crime was committed by a dangerous criminal.
El delito organizado ha sido investigado por varios años.
The organized crime has been investigated for several years.
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Why is it masculine?
Delito is masculine because it derives from the Latin "delictum" (neuter noun meaning "offense" or "misdeed"), and when Latin neuter nouns ending in "-um" were adopted into Spanish, they typically became masculine nouns ending in "-o." This pattern is seen across many Spanish words borrowed from Latin, where the neuter gender was essentially lost and replaced with the masculine.
What is the Spanish word for crime?
The Spanish word for crime is el delito — masculine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Italian | crimine | il | masculine |
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