🇪🇸 Spanish

novios

masculine

los novios

boyfriends

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novios
/los ˈnoβjos/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say novios in Spanish?

IPA
/los ˈnoβjos/

How do you pronounce novios in Spanish?

novios is pronounced /los ˈnoβjos/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El novio de mi hermana es muy guapo y atento.

My sister's boyfriend is very handsome and attentive.

Mi novio está emocionado porque va a conocer a mis padres este fin de semana.

My boyfriend is excited because he is going to meet my parents this weekend.

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Why is it masculine?

Novios is a noun derived from Latin "novus" (new). While the etymological connection to "novus" is plausible, the word's masculine gender is better explained by its evolution as an agent noun (one who is new/newly married) combined with the masculine gender pattern of Spanish nouns ending in -o. The masculine gender is a regular feature of Spanish -o ending nouns rather than an exceptional inheritance from Latin convention.

What is the Spanish word for boyfriends?

The Spanish word for boyfriends is los novios — masculine.

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