🇪🇸 Spanish

hijos

masculine

los hijos

sons

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hijos
/los ˈixos/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say hijos in Spanish?

IPA
/los ˈixos/

How do you pronounce hijos in Spanish?

hijos is pronounced /los ˈixos/ 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?

Hijos 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 sons?

The Spanish word for sons is los hijos — masculine.

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