🇪🇸 Spanish

opinión

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
feminine

la opinión

opinion

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opinión
/la opiˈnjon/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say opinión in Spanish?

IPA
/la opiˈnjon/

How do you pronounce opinión in Spanish?

opinión is pronounced /la opiˈnjon/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La opinión pública es muy importante para los políticos.

Public opinion is very important for politicians. (The feminine adjective 'pública' agrees with 'opinión')

Mi opinión personal es diferente de la tuya.

My personal opinion is different from yours. (The feminine adjective 'personal' and feminine article 'la' agree with 'opinión')

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Why is it feminine?

Opinión is feminine because it derives from Latin "opinio," which was a feminine noun in the third declension (not first declension). This Latin gender was preserved when the word entered Spanish, where feminine nouns typically end in -ión (a suffix that generally carries feminine gender).

What is the Spanish word for opinion?

The Spanish word for opinion is la opinión — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇮🇹 Italianparere flips!ilmasculine
🇵🇹 Portugueseopiniãoafeminine

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