🇪🇸 Spanish

persona

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

la persona

person

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persona
/la peɾˈsona/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say persona in Spanish?

IPA
/la peɾˈsona/

How do you pronounce persona in Spanish?

persona is pronounced /la peɾˈsona/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La persona responsable de este proyecto es muy inteligente y dedicada.

The responsible person in charge of this project is very intelligent and dedicated.

Esa persona mayor necesita ayuda porque está cansada y enferma.

That elderly person needs help because she is tired and sick.

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Why is it feminine?

Persona is feminine in Spanish because it derives from Latin "persōna," which was grammatically feminine in that language, and Spanish retained this gender assignment when inheriting the word. The Latin term originally referred to theatrical masks or characters, and this gender persisted through the Romance languages.

What is the Spanish word for person?

The Spanish word for person is la persona — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchpersonnelafeminine
🇮🇹 Italianpersonalafeminine
🇵🇹 Portuguesepessoaafeminine

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