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el oso
bear
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How do you say oso in Spanish?
How do you pronounce oso in Spanish?
oso is pronounced /el ˈoso/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
El oso pardo es muy fuerte y puede correr rápidamente.
The brown bear is very strong and can run quickly.
Ese oso salvaje estaba hambriento y buscaba comida en el bosque.
That wild bear was hungry and was looking for food in the forest.
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Why is it masculine?
Oso (bear) is masculine because it descends from Latin "ursus," which was grammatically masculine, and Spanish inherited this gender classification along with the word itself. Like most Spanish nouns ending in -o, it retained the masculine gender from its Latin predecessor.
What is the Spanish word for bear?
The Spanish word for bear is el oso — masculine.
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