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Deportes is masculine in Spanish. The article is los, so the full form is los deportes ("sports").
MASCULINEdeportes is the plural of deporte
los deportes — sports
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How do you say deportes in Spanish?
How do you pronounce deportes in Spanish?
deportes is pronounced /los deˈpoɾtes/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
El deporte profesional es muy competitivo y exigente.
Professional sport is very competitive and demanding.
Mi deporte favorito es el fútbol porque es emocionante.
My favorite sport is football because it is exciting.
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Why is it masculine?
Deportes is masculine because it derives from the Latin "deportāre" (de- + portāre, meaning "to carry away" or "to divert"). In Spanish, nouns derived from Latin verbs typically adopt the gender of their Latin source form. The word originally referred to amusement or diversion before narrowing to its modern sense of athletic activity.
What is the Spanish word for sports?
The Spanish word for sports is los deportes — masculine.
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