🇪🇸 Spanish

meses

masculine

los meses

months

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meses
/los ˈmeses/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say meses in Spanish?

IPA
/los ˈmeses/

How do you pronounce meses in Spanish?

meses is pronounced /los ˈmeses/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El mes pasado fue muy productivo.

The past month was very productive. (masculine adjective 'pasado' agrees with masculine noun 'mes')

Este mes es diferente porque tenemos un proyecto nuevo.

This month is different because we have a new project. (masculine adjective 'diferente' and masculine demonstrative 'este' agree with masculine 'mes')

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Why is it masculine?

Meses (month) is masculine because it derives from Latin "mensis," which was grammatically masculine in the second declension, and Spanish inherited this gender classification when Romance languages evolved from Latin. This masculine assignment persisted through centuries of language development despite sound changes that obscured the original Latin ending.

What is the Spanish word for months?

The Spanish word for months is los meses — masculine.

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