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Hijo is masculine in Spanish. The article is el, so the full form is el hijo ("son").
MASCULINEel hijo
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How do you say hijo in Spanish?
How do you pronounce hijo in Spanish?
hijo is pronounced /el ˈixo/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
El hijo mayor de la familia es ingeniero.
The older son of the family is an engineer.
Mi hijo pequeño está muy contento con su nuevo juguete.
My little son is very happy with his new toy.
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Why is it masculine?
Hijo derives from Latin "filius," which was grammatically masculine, and Spanish inherited this grammatical gender along with the word itself through regular sound changes (Latin -ius became Spanish -o). Like most nouns ending in -o in Spanish, "hijo" retained the masculine gender of its Latin ancestor.
What is the Spanish word for son?
The Spanish word for son is el hijo — masculine.
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