pasado
el pasado
past
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How do you say pasado in Spanish?
How do you pronounce pasado in Spanish?
pasado is pronounced /el paˈsaðo/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
El pasado oscuro de la familia fue revelado por un historiador alemán.
The dark past of the family was revealed by a German historian.
El pasado glorioso del imperio romano inspiró a muchos arquitectos modernos.
The glorious past of the Roman empire inspired many modern architects.
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Why is it masculine?
Pasado is masculine because it derives from the Latin past participle "passus" (masculine), which came from the verb "patior" (to suffer/endure). In Spanish, adjectives and nouns derived from Latin masculine past participles typically retain masculine gender. When "pasado" functions as a noun meaning "the past," it maintains this inherited masculine gender from Latin.
What is the Spanish word for past?
The Spanish word for past is el pasado — masculine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Italian | passato | il | masculine |
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