🇪🇸 Spanish

día

masculine

el día

day

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día
/el ˈdia/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say día in Spanish?

IPA
/el ˈdia/

How do you pronounce día in Spanish?

día is pronounced /el ˈdia/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El día fue muy especial porque fue mi cumpleaños.

The day was very special because it was my birthday.

Este día soleado es perfecto para ir a la playa.

This sunny day is perfect for going to the beach.

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Why is it masculine?

Día is masculine because it derives from the Latin "dies," which was grammatically masculine. Although the word ends in -a, a typical feminine ending in Spanish, the masculine gender was preserved during the evolution from Latin to Spanish. This makes "día" an exception to the standard gender rule in Spanish.

What is the Spanish word for day?

The Spanish word for day is el día — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchjourlemasculine
🇮🇹 Italiangiornoilmasculine
🇵🇹 Portuguesediaomasculine

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