puerta
la puerta
door
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How do you say puerta in Spanish?
How do you pronounce puerta in Spanish?
puerta is pronounced /la ˈpweɾta/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
La puerta roja está abierta.
The red door is open. (feminine articles and adjectives: la, roja, abierta)
Esta puerta antigua es muy hermosa.
This old door is very beautiful. (feminine demonstrative and adjectives: esta, antigua, hermosa)
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Why is it feminine?
Puerta is feminine because it derives from Latin "porta," which was feminine, and Spanish inherited this grammatical gender along with the word itself. The Latin feminine ending "-a" was preserved in Spanish, establishing the pattern where most words ending in "-a" are feminine.
What is the Spanish word for door?
The Spanish word for door is la puerta — feminine.
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