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el sueño
dream
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How do you say sueño in Spanish?
How do you pronounce sueño in Spanish?
sueño is pronounced /el ˈsweɲo/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
El sueño profundo del niño fue interrumpido por un ruido extraño.
The deep dream of the child was interrupted by a strange noise. (The masculine article 'el' and masculine adjective 'profundo' agree with 'sueño'; if it were feminine 'la sueña,' we would use 'la' and 'profunda')
Mi sueño recurrente es muy vívido y me asusta cada noche.
My recurring dream is very vivid and scares me every night. (The masculine adjective 'recurrente' and 'vívido' must agree with the masculine noun 'sueño'; feminine would require 'recurrente' [same] but 'vívida')
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Why is it masculine?
Sueño is masculine because it derives from Latin "somnum" (neuter), which became masculine in Spanish following sound changes and analogical patterns that shifted many Latin neuter nouns into the masculine gender during the language's evolution. The -o ending, which typically marks masculine nouns in Spanish, reinforced this classification.
What is the Spanish word for dream?
The Spanish word for dream is el sueño — masculine.
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