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Novela is feminine in Spanish. The article is la, so the full form is la novela ("novel").
FEMININEla novela
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How do you say novela in Spanish?
How do you pronounce novela in Spanish?
novela is pronounced /la noˈβela/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
La novela española que leí fue muy emocionante y me hizo llorar.
The Spanish novel that I read was very moving and made me cry.
Esa novela romántica es la más vendida de todas las que he comprado.
That romantic novel is the best-selling one of all that I have bought.
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Why is it feminine?
Novela is feminine because it derives from the Latin feminine noun "novella" (a short new story), which retained its feminine gender when adopted into Spanish; the "-a" ending reinforced this feminine classification in Romance languages.
What is the Spanish word for novel?
The Spanish word for novel is la novela — feminine.
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