🇪🇸 Spanish

mitad

feminine

la mitad

half

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mitad
/la miˈtað/
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How do you say mitad in Spanish?

IPA
/la miˈtað/

How do you pronounce mitad in Spanish?

mitad is pronounced /la miˈtað/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La mitad izquierda de la manzana estaba podrida.

The left half of the apple was rotten. (feminine 'izquierda' agrees with feminine 'mitad')

La mitad superior del edificio fue completamente renovada.

The upper half of the building was completely renovated. (feminine 'superior' agrees with feminine 'mitad')

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Why is it feminine?

Mitad is feminine because it derives from Latin "medietas" (feminine noun meaning "middle" or "half"), which retained its feminine gender when it evolved into Spanish; the "-dad" suffix, inherited from Latin feminine "-itate," reinforces this gender marking.

What is the Spanish word for half?

The Spanish word for half is la mitad — feminine.

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