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la noche
night
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How do you say noche in Spanish?
How do you pronounce noche in Spanish?
noche is pronounced /la ˈnotʃe/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
La noche oscura fue muy larga y silenciosa.
The dark night was very long and silent. (feminine adjectives: oscura, larga, silenciosa agree with la noche)
Aquella noche especial fue la más hermosa de todas las noches.
That special night was the most beautiful of all nights. (feminine adjectives: especial, hermosa, and feminine article aquella agree with noche)
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Why is it feminine?
Noche is feminine because it derives from Latin "nox, noctis," which was grammatically feminine in Latin, and Spanish inherited this gender assignment along with the word itself. There's no particular semantic reason—it's simply a matter of historical linguistic inheritance from Latin's three-gender system.
What is the Spanish word for night?
The Spanish word for night is la noche — feminine.
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