🇪🇸 Spanish

educación

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feminine

la educación

education

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educación
/la eðukaˈθjon/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say educación in Spanish?

IPA
/la eðukaˈθjon/

How do you pronounce educación in Spanish?

educación is pronounced /la eðukaˈθjon/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La educación pública es muy importante para el desarrollo de un país.

Public education is very important for a country's development.

Una educación de calidad requiere maestros dedicados y recursos suficientes.

Quality education requires dedicated teachers and sufficient resources.

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Why is it feminine?

Educación is feminine because it derives from the Latin feminine noun "educatio" (the act of educating), which inherited the feminine gender of its root verb "educare" through standard Latin noun formation patterns where abstract nouns formed with the "-atio/-tio" suffix were grammatically feminine. This gender was preserved when the word evolved into Spanish.

What is the Spanish word for education?

The Spanish word for education is la educación — feminine.

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