🇪🇸 Spanish

penaltis

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

los penaltis

penalties

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penaltis
/los peˈnaltis/
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How do you say penaltis in Spanish?

IPA
/los peˈnaltis/

How do you pronounce penaltis in Spanish?

penaltis is pronounced /los peˈnaltis/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El penalti fue muy polémico porque el árbitro cometió un error grave al señalarlo.

The penalty was very controversial because the referee made a serious error in calling it.

Ese penalti decisivo fue transformado por el delantero más experimentado del equipo.

That decisive penalty was converted by the most experienced striker on the team.

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Why is it masculine?

Penaltis is masculine in Spanish because it's a direct loanword from English "penalty," and Spanish typically assigns masculine gender to foreign words that don't end in typical feminine suffixes like -a or -ción. Since English words borrowed into Spanish often default to masculine gender, "penalti" follows this pattern (el penalti).

What is the Spanish word for penalties?

The Spanish word for penalties is los penaltis — masculine.

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