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la llave
key
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How do you say llave in Spanish?
How do you pronounce llave in Spanish?
llave is pronounced /la ˈʎaβe/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
La llave dorada abre la puerta antigua de la casa.
The golden key opens the old door of the house.
Encontré una llave pequeña y plateada debajo del colchón.
I found a small and silver key under the mattress.
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Why is it feminine?
Llave is feminine because it derives from Latin "clavis," which was a feminine noun in Latin, and Spanish inherited this grammatical gender along with the word itself. The word evolved phonetically from Latin "clavis" → "clave" → "llave" (with the characteristic Spanish development of initial cl- to ll-), retaining its original feminine designation.
What is the Spanish word for key?
The Spanish word for key is la llave — feminine.
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