🇪🇸 Spanish

sistema

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
masculine

el sistema

system

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sistema
/el sisˈtema/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say sistema in Spanish?

IPA
/el sisˈtema/

How do you pronounce sistema in Spanish?

sistema is pronounced /el sisˈtema/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El sistema educativo nuevo implementará cambios importantes en todas las escuelas.

The new educational system will implement important changes in all schools.

El sistema operativo antiguo no es compatible con el software moderno que necesitamos.

The old operating system is not compatible with the modern software that we need.

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Why is it masculine?

Sistema is masculine because it comes from Latin "systema," which derives from Greek "sýstema" (σύστημα), and Greek neuter nouns ending in -ma typically became masculine in Spanish rather than following the Latin neuter pattern. This is a regular sound change in Romance languages where Latin neuter nouns were largely absorbed into the masculine gender.

What is the Spanish word for system?

The Spanish word for system is el sistema — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchsystèmelemasculine
🇮🇹 Italiansistemailmasculine
🇵🇹 Portuguesesistemaomasculine

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