🇪🇸 Spanish

destornillador

masculine

el destornillador

screwdriver

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destornillador
/el destoɾniʎaˈðoɾ/
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How do you say destornillador in Spanish?

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/el destoɾniʎaˈðoɾ/

How do you pronounce destornillador in Spanish?

destornillador is pronounced /el destoɾniʎaˈðoɾ/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El destornillador rojo está roto y necesito uno nuevo para reparar la puerta.

The red screwdriver is broken and I need a new one to repair the door.

Mi destornillador favorito desapareció; era el más pequeño y útil de mi caja de herramientas.

My favorite screwdriver disappeared; it was the smallest and most useful one in my toolbox.

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Why is it masculine?

Destornillador is masculine because it's derived from "destornillar" (to unscrew), which is built on "tornillo" (screw), a masculine noun ending in -o, and the agent suffix "-dor" (one who does) is inherently masculine in Spanish, making any tool or person described this way grammatically masculine.

What is the Spanish word for screwdriver?

The Spanish word for screwdriver is el destornillador — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇮🇹 Italiancacciaviteilmasculine

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