🇪🇸 Spanish

químicas

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feminine

las químicas

chemistries

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químicas
/las ˈkimikas/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say químicas in Spanish?

IPA
/las ˈkimikas/

How do you pronounce químicas in Spanish?

químicas is pronounced /las ˈkimikas/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La química orgánica es más complicada que la química inorgánica.

Organic chemistry is more complicated than inorganic chemistry.

Mi profesora de química es muy exigente con sus estudiantes.

My chemistry teacher is very demanding with her students.

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Why is it feminine?

Químicas is feminine because it derives from the Latin "chemia" (itself from Arabic "al-kīmiyā"), which was treated as a feminine noun in Medieval Latin and retained that gender through Romance language evolution. Like many Spanish nouns ending in "-ía" (often abstract nouns and disciplines), it naturally became feminine.

What is the Spanish word for chemistries?

The Spanish word for chemistries is las químicas — feminine.

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