🇪🇸 Spanish

metales

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
masculine

los metales

metals

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metales
/los meˈtales/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say metales in Spanish?

IPA
/los meˈtales/

How do you pronounce metales in Spanish?

metales is pronounced /los meˈtales/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El metal brillante fue pulido cuidadosamente para la competencia.

The shiny metal was polished carefully for the competition.

Este metal precioso es muy valioso y debe ser protegido.

This precious metal is very valuable and must be protected.

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Why is it masculine?

Metales is masculine in Spanish because it derives from Latin "metallum," which was masculine, and Spanish generally preserved the gender of Latin nouns ending in -um (which typically became masculine -o nouns). This gender was simply inherited through the normal evolution of the language rather than following a specific rule about the word's meaning.

What is the Spanish word for metals?

The Spanish word for metals is los metales — masculine.

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