🇪🇸 Spanish

programa

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

el programa

program

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programa
/el pɾoˈɣɾama/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say programa in Spanish?

IPA
/el pɾoˈɣɾama/

How do you pronounce programa in Spanish?

programa is pronounced /el pɾoˈɣɾama/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El programa nuevo tiene muchas funciones útiles que no existían en la versión anterior.

The new program has many useful functions that didn't exist in the previous version.

El programa educativo es muy completo porque fue diseñado por expertos calificados.

The educational program is very comprehensive because it was designed by qualified experts.

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Why is it masculine?

Programa is masculine because it comes from the Greek root "programma" (προγράμμα), which retains the masculine gender of Greek words ending in "-ma" that were adopted into Latin and Spanish; this Greek "-ma" ending typically produces masculine nouns in Spanish despite appearing similar to feminine "-a" endings.

What is the Spanish word for program?

The Spanish word for program is el programa — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇵🇹 Portugueseprogramaomasculine

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