🇪🇸 Spanish

niños

masculine

los niños

children

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niños
/los ˈniɲos/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say niños in Spanish?

IPA
/los ˈniɲos/

How do you pronounce niños in Spanish?

niños is pronounced /los ˈniɲos/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El niño pequeño está jugando en el parque con su perro nuevo.

The small boy is playing in the park with his new dog.

Ese niño inteligente fue el primero en resolver el problema difícil.

That intelligent boy was the first to solve the difficult problem.

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Why is it masculine?

Niños is a masculine noun meaning "boy" or "child" (male). It derives from Latin "nīnnius," a nursery word that was inherently masculine in gender. The Latin diminutive suffix "-inus" (which became Spanish "-ino") carried masculine gender, and this grammaticalized into the Spanish word "niño." Like many Spanish nouns, its masculine gender is conventional and rooted in Latin morphology rather than being derivable from productive Spanish gender rules.

What is the Spanish word for children?

The Spanish word for children is los niños — masculine.

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