🇪🇸 Spanish

miedos

masculine

los miedos

fears

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miedos
/los ˈmjeðos/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say miedos in Spanish?

IPA
/los ˈmjeðos/

How do you pronounce miedos in Spanish?

miedos is pronounced /los ˈmjeðos/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El miedo profundo que sentí durante la tormenta fue algo que nunca olvidaré.

The deep fear that I felt during the storm was something I will never forget. (masculine adjective 'profundo' and masculine article 'el' agree with 'miedo')

Mi miedo constante a los fracasos me impedía intentar cosas nuevas.

My constant fear of failures prevented me from trying new things. (masculine adjective 'constante' and masculine possessive 'mi' agree with 'miedo')

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Why is it masculine?

Miedos is masculine because it derives from the Latin "metus," which was a masculine noun, and Spanish preserved this grammatical gender through regular sound changes (metus > miedo); like many abstract nouns of emotion or state in Romance languages, it inherited the masculine gender of its Latin ancestor.

What is the Spanish word for fears?

The Spanish word for fears is los miedos — masculine.

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