documento
el documento
document
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How do you say documento in Spanish?
How do you pronounce documento in Spanish?
documento is pronounced /el dokuˈmento/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
El documento oficial fue rechazado porque estaba incompleto.
The official document was rejected because it was incomplete.
Este documento importante debe ser firmado por el director responsable.
This important document must be signed by the responsible director.
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Why is it masculine?
Documento is masculine in Spanish. It derives from Latin *documentum*, which was originally neuter in Latin but became masculine in Spanish. The word comes from the Latin verb *docēre* (to teach), making it literally "that which teaches." This gender shift from neuter to masculine is a common pattern in Romance language evolution, where many Latin neuter nouns were reassigned to the masculine gender in Spanish and other Romance languages.
What is the Spanish word for document?
The Spanish word for document is el documento — masculine.
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