🇪🇸 Spanish

paso

masculine

el paso

step

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paso
/el ˈpaso/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say paso in Spanish?

IPA
/el ˈpaso/

How do you pronounce paso in Spanish?

paso is pronounced /el ˈpaso/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El paso siguiente es muy importante para completar el proyecto.

The next step is very important to complete the project.

Cada paso cuidadoso que damos nos acerca más a nuestro objetivo.

Each careful step that we take brings us closer to our goal.

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Why is it masculine?

Paso is masculine because it derives from the Latin "passus" (a step or pace), which is a masculine noun in Latin, and Spanish inherited this grammatical gender along with the word. The word's masculine form was preserved as the language evolved from Latin through the Romance languages.

What is the Spanish word for step?

The Spanish word for step is el paso — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchpaslemasculine
🇮🇹 Italianpassoilmasculine
🇵🇹 Portuguesepassoomasculine

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