🇪🇸 Spanish

jornada

feminine

la jornada

workday

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jornada
/la xoɾˈnaða/
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How do you say jornada in Spanish?

IPA
/la xoɾˈnaða/

How do you pronounce jornada in Spanish?

jornada is pronounced /la xoɾˈnaða/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La jornada laboral fue muy agotadora y todos los empleados terminaron cansados.

The work day was very exhausting and all the employees finished tired.

Esta jornada deportiva resultó ser la más emocionante de toda la temporada.

This sports event turned out to be the most exciting one of the entire season.

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Why is it feminine?

Jornada is feminine because it derives from the Latin "diurnata" (a day's work), which retained the feminine gender marker "-a" ending from its Latin feminine form. This suffix pattern, where Latin "-ata" words typically became feminine "-ada" words in Spanish, established "jornada" as inherently feminine.

What is the Spanish word for workday?

The Spanish word for workday is la jornada — feminine.

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