🇪🇸 Spanish

límites

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masculine

los límites

limits

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límites
/los ˈlimites/
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How do you say límites in Spanish?

IPA
/los ˈlimites/

How do you pronounce límites in Spanish?

límites is pronounced /los ˈlimites/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El límite máximo de velocidad en esta carretera es ciento treinta kilómetros por hora.

The maximum speed limit on this highway is one hundred thirty kilometers per hour.

El límite establecido por el gobierno fue muy estricto y controvertido.

The limit established by the government was very strict and controversial.

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Why is it masculine?

Límites is masculine because it derives from the Latin noun "limis" (meaning boundary or limit), which was masculine in gender. Spanish inherited this masculine gender when the word evolved into "límite." While Spanish nouns ending in -e can be either masculine or feminine, "límite" retained the masculine gender from its Latin source.

What is the Spanish word for limits?

The Spanish word for limits is los límites — masculine.

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