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la lástima
pity
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How do you say lástima in Spanish?
How do you pronounce lástima in Spanish?
lástima is pronounced /la ˈlastima/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
¡Qué lástima tan grande que no puedas venir a la fiesta!
What a great pity that you can't come to the party! (The adjective 'grande' becomes 'gran' before feminine nouns, and 'tan' agrees with the feminine noun)
La lástima más profunda la sentí cuando me enteré de su muerte.
The deepest pity I felt was when I found out about his death. (The articles 'la' and the adjective 'profunda' must both be feminine to agree with the feminine noun 'lástima')
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Why is it feminine?
Lástima is feminine because it derives from Latin "laesima" (feminine form related to "laesis," meaning injury or harm). The feminine ending "-a" is a typical Romance language feminine marker that Spanish inherited from Latin, making nouns with this ending grammatically feminine.
What is the Spanish word for pity?
The Spanish word for pity is la lástima — feminine.
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