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el ratón
mouse
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How do you say ratón in Spanish?
How do you pronounce ratón in Spanish?
ratón is pronounced /el raˈton/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
El ratón gris escapó de la jaula porque era muy ágil.
The gray mouse escaped from the cage because it was very agile.
Encontré un ratón pequeño durmiendo en el rincón oscuro de mi casa.
I found a small mouse sleeping in the dark corner of my house.
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Why is it masculine?
Ratón is masculine because it derives from Latin "rattem" (accusative of "rattus"), which was a masculine noun, and Spanish preserved the masculine gender from its Latin ancestor. The diminutive suffix "-ón" (from Latin "-onem") added to the root "rat-" maintains this original masculine classification.
What is the Spanish word for mouse?
The Spanish word for mouse is el ratón — masculine.
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