🇪🇸 Spanish

máquinas

feminine

las máquinas

machines

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máquinas
/las ˈmakinas/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say máquinas in Spanish?

IPA
/las ˈmakinas/

How do you pronounce máquinas in Spanish?

máquinas is pronounced /las ˈmakinas/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La máquina nueva se rompió durante el primer día de trabajo.

The new machine broke down during the first day of work.

Esa máquina antigua era muy eficiente, pero ahora está completamente dañada.

That old machine was very efficient, but now it is completely damaged.

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Why is it feminine?

Máquinas is feminine because it derives from Latin "machina," which was feminine in gender, and Spanish inherited this grammatical gender along with the word itself. The Latin term likely came from Greek "mēkhanē" (μηχανή), and the feminine gender was maintained through the Romance language evolution.

What is the Spanish word for machines?

The Spanish word for machines is las máquinas — feminine.

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