🇪🇸 Spanish

soldado

masculine

el soldado

soldier

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soldado
/el solˈdaðo/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say soldado in Spanish?

IPA
/el solˈdaðo/

How do you pronounce soldado in Spanish?

soldado is pronounced /el solˈdaðo/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El soldado valiente fue ascendido a oficial por su heroísmo en la batalla.

The brave soldier was promoted to officer for his heroism in battle.

Este soldado joven y dedicado recibió una medalla por su servicio distinguido.

This young and dedicated soldier received a medal for his distinguished service.

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Why is it masculine?

Soldado is masculine because it derives from the Latin "soldatus" (past participle of "solidare"), which carried the masculine gender. In Spanish, the -ado ending on past participles and agent nouns typically carries masculine gender by default, and this gender was preserved as the word evolved from Latin through Spanish.

What is the Spanish word for soldier?

The Spanish word for soldier is el soldado — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchsoldatlemasculine
🇮🇹 Italiansoldatoilmasculine

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