🇪🇸 Spanish

juez

masculine

el juez

judge

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juez
/el xweθ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say juez in Spanish?

IPA
/el xweθ/

How do you pronounce juez in Spanish?

juez is pronounced /el xweθ/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El juez ecuatoriano fue muy justo en su veredicto.

The Ecuadorian judge was very fair in his verdict.

El juez experimentado tomó una decisión difícil y controversial.

The experienced judge made a difficult and controversial decision.

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Why is it masculine?

Juez is masculine because it derives from Latin "iudex" (judge), which was grammatically masculine; Spanish inherited this gender assignment along with the word itself. The word retained its masculine gender even though the -z ending doesn't inherently mark gender in Spanish, making it a historical exception that reflects its Latin origins.

What is the Spanish word for judge?

The Spanish word for judge is el juez — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchjugelemasculine
🇮🇹 Italiangiudiceilmasculine
🇵🇹 Portuguesejuizomasculine

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