🇪🇸 Spanish

ratones

masculine

los ratones

mice

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ratones
/los raˈtones/
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How do you say ratones in Spanish?

IPA
/los raˈtones/

How do you pronounce ratones in Spanish?

ratones is pronounced /los raˈtones/ 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?

Ratones 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 mice?

The Spanish word for mice is los ratones — masculine.

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