🇪🇸 Spanish

esperanza

feminine

la esperanza

hope

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esperanza
/la espeˈɾanθa/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say esperanza in Spanish?

IPA
/la espeˈɾanθa/

How do you pronounce esperanza in Spanish?

esperanza is pronounced /la espeˈɾanθa/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La esperanza es una virtud muy importante que nos mantiene optimistas durante los tiempos difíciles.

Hope is a very important virtue that keeps us optimistic during difficult times.

Mi esperanza perdida regresó cuando recibí la noticia inesperada de mi familia.

My lost hope returned when I received the unexpected news from my family.

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Why is it feminine?

Esperanza is feminine because it derives from the Latin "sperantia" (hope), which inherited the feminine gender from Latin nouns ending in "-ia," a productive feminine suffix in Romance languages that typically denoted abstract qualities and virtues.

What is the Spanish word for hope?

The Spanish word for hope is la esperanza — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchespoir flips!l'masculine
🇮🇹 Italiansperanzalafeminine
🇵🇹 Portugueseesperançaafeminine

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