maletas
las maletas
suitcases
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How do you say maletas in Spanish?
How do you pronounce maletas in Spanish?
maletas is pronounced /las maˈletas/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
La maleta roja está llena de ropa para mi viaje.
The red suitcase is full of clothes for my trip.
Mi maleta nueva es muy ligera y práctica para viajar en avión.
My new suitcase is very light and practical for traveling by airplane.
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Why is it feminine?
Maletas is feminine because it derives from the Latin "mala" (a trunk or bag), which was a feminine noun in Latin, and Spanish inherited this grammatical gender through regular sound changes and development from Vulgar Latin. The feminine ending "-a" was preserved as the word evolved, reinforcing its feminine classification in modern Spanish.
What is the Spanish word for suitcases?
The Spanish word for suitcases is las maletas — feminine.
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