🇪🇸 Spanish

literaturas

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feminine

las literaturas

literatures

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literaturas
/las liteɾaˈtuɾas/
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How do you say literaturas in Spanish?

IPA
/las liteɾaˈtuɾas/

How do you pronounce literaturas in Spanish?

literaturas is pronounced /las liteɾaˈtuɾas/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La literatura española es muy antigua y reconocida mundialmente.

Spanish literature is very old and recognized worldwide. (The feminine article 'la' and feminine adjective 'antigua' agree with the feminine noun 'literatura')

Esta literatura clásica fue escrita por autores famosos del siglo XVII.

This classical literature was written by famous authors from the 17th century. (The feminine demonstrative adjective 'esta' and feminine adjective 'clásica' agree with 'literatura')

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Why is it feminine?

Literaturas is feminine because it derives from the Latin "literatura," which inherited the feminine gender of Latin "-tura" nouns (a suffix that typically produced feminine nouns in Romance languages). This gender assignment followed the pattern established by Latin words like "natura" (nature) and "pintura" (painting), which also became feminine in Spanish.

What is the Spanish word for literatures?

The Spanish word for literatures is las literaturas — feminine.

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