🇪🇸 Spanish

deseos

masculine

los deseos

desires

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deseos
/los deˈseos/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say deseos in Spanish?

IPA
/los deˈseos/

How do you pronounce deseos in Spanish?

deseos is pronounced /los deˈseos/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El deseo ardiente de viajar por el mundo es muy común en los jóvenes.

The burning desire to travel around the world is very common in young people.

Su deseo profundo de ayudar a los necesitados lo convirtió en un gran voluntario.

His deep desire to help those in need made him become a great volunteer.

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Why is it masculine?

Deseos is masculine because it derives from the Latin "desiderium" (longing/desire), a neuter noun. When Latin neuter nouns ending in "-ium" entered Spanish, they typically became masculine nouns ending in "-o". This phonetic transformation (desiderium → deseo) and analogy with other masculine Spanish nouns ending in "-o" established "deseo" as a masculine word.

What is the Spanish word for desires?

The Spanish word for desires is los deseos — masculine.

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