🇪🇸 Spanish

prueba

feminine

la prueba

proof

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prueba
/la ˈpɾweβa/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say prueba in Spanish?

IPA
/la ˈpɾweβa/

How do you pronounce prueba in Spanish?

prueba is pronounced /la ˈpɾweβa/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La prueba escrita fue muy difícil, pero la mayoría de los estudiantes la aprobaron.

The written test was very difficult, but most of the students passed it.

Esta prueba científica es fundamental para demostrar nuestra hipótesis nueva.

This scientific test is fundamental for demonstrating our new hypothesis.

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Why is it feminine?

Prueba is feminine because it derives from the Latin verb "probare" (to test or prove); the feminine noun "prueba" developed as the first and third person singular present indicative form, which became lexicalized as a noun meaning "test" or "proof". The -a ending is a strong indicator of feminine gender in Spanish, reinforcing this classification.

What is the Spanish word for proof?

The Spanish word for proof is la prueba — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchpreuvelafeminine
🇵🇹 Portugueseprovaafeminine

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