🇪🇸 Spanish

pastas

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feminine

las pastas

pastas

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pastas
/las ˈpastas/
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How do you say pastas in Spanish?

IPA
/las ˈpastas/

How do you pronounce pastas in Spanish?

pastas is pronounced /las ˈpastas/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La pasta italiana es muy deliciosa y tradicional.

Italian pasta is very delicious and traditional. (The feminine article 'la' and feminine adjectives 'italiana' and 'deliciosa' agree with 'pasta')

Compré una pasta fresca que estaba recién hecha en la tienda.

I bought fresh pasta that was just made at the store. (The feminine article 'una' and feminine adjective 'fresca' agree with 'pasta')

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Why is it feminine?

Pastas is feminine in Spanish because it derives from Latin "pasta" (feminine), which came from the past participle of "pascere" (to knead or make paste), and Latin words ending in "-a" are typically feminine. The gender was retained through the Romance language evolution from Latin to Spanish.

What is the Spanish word for pastas?

The Spanish word for pastas is las pastas — feminine.

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