🇪🇸 Spanish

escuelas

feminine

las escuelas

schools

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escuelas
/las esˈkwelas/
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How do you say escuelas in Spanish?

IPA
/las esˈkwelas/

How do you pronounce escuelas in Spanish?

escuelas is pronounced /las esˈkwelas/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La escuela nueva tiene muchos estudiantes entusiasmados.

The new school has many enthusiastic students. (The feminine article 'la' and feminine adjective 'nueva' agree with 'escuela,' while 'entusiasmados' is masculine plural agreeing with 'estudiantes')

Nuestra escuela pequeña fue reconocida como la mejor del país.

Our small school was recognized as the best in the country. (The feminine possessive adjective 'nuestra' and feminine adjective 'pequeña' must agree with the feminine noun 'escuela,' not with masculine forms like 'nuestro' or 'pequeño')

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Why is it feminine?

Escuelas is feminine because it derives from Latin "schola," which was feminine in gender. This feminine gender was preserved in Spanish and other Romance languages. The word ultimately comes from Greek "scholē" (σχολή). Spanish inherited the feminine gender from Latin, and feminine nouns ending in -a typically remain feminine in Spanish, following a predictable pattern where -a endings are usually feminine.

What is the Spanish word for schools?

The Spanish word for schools is las escuelas — feminine.

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