🇪🇸 Spanish

sombras

feminine

las sombras

shadows

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sombras
/las ˈsombɾas/
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How do you say sombras in Spanish?

IPA
/las ˈsombɾas/

How do you pronounce sombras in Spanish?

sombras is pronounced /las ˈsombɾas/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La sombra oscura del árbol cubrió toda la plaza.

The dark shadow of the tree covered the entire plaza.

Esa sombra misteriosa siguió al viajero durante toda la noche.

That mysterious shadow followed the traveler all night long.

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Why is it feminine?

Sombras is feminine because it derives from Latin "umbra" (feminine), which followed the first declension pattern typical of feminine nouns ending in -a in Romance languages. The word retained its feminine gender through this direct Latin inheritance, as most Spanish nouns ending in -a are feminine.

What is the Spanish word for shadows?

The Spanish word for shadows is las sombras — feminine.

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