sentencia
Sentencia is feminine in Spanish. The article is la, so the full form is la sentencia ("sentence").
FEMININEla sentencia
sentence
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How do you say sentencia in Spanish?
How do you pronounce sentencia in Spanish?
sentencia is pronounced /la senˈtenθja/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
La sentencia judicial fue muy severa y controvertida por los abogados defensores.
The court ruling was very harsh and controversial among the defense lawyers.
Esta sentencia histórica fue considerada injusta por muchos ciudadanos de la época.
This historical sentence was considered unjust by many citizens of that time.
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Why is it feminine?
Sentencia is feminine because it derives from Latin "sententia" (feminine noun meaning "opinion" or "judgment"), which retained its feminine gender through the evolution of Spanish; the -a ending in Spanish typically preserves feminine nouns inherited from Latin -a declension words.
What is the Spanish word for sentence?
The Spanish word for sentence is la sentencia — feminine.
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