🇪🇸 Spanish

política

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feminine

la política

politics

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política
/la poˈlitika/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say política in Spanish?

IPA
/la poˈlitika/

How do you pronounce política in Spanish?

política is pronounced /la poˈlitika/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La política exterior española es muy importante para la economía nacional.

Spanish foreign policy is very important for the national economy.

La política conservadora que propuso fue rechazada por los diputados progresistas.

The conservative policy that she proposed was rejected by the progressive representatives.

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Why is it feminine?

Política is feminine because it derives from the Latin feminine noun "politica" (from Greek "politiké"), which was the feminine form of the adjective "politikos" referring to matters of the state or city (polis); Spanish inherited this grammatical gender from Latin.

What is the Spanish word for politics?

The Spanish word for politics is la política — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇮🇹 Italianpoliticalafeminine
🇵🇹 Portuguesepolíticaafeminine

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