🇪🇸 Spanish

tiempos

masculine

los tiempos

times

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tiempos
/los ˈtjempos/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say tiempos in Spanish?

IPA
/los ˈtjempos/

How do you pronounce tiempos in Spanish?

tiempos is pronounced /los ˈtjempos/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El tiempo ha sido muy malo esta semana.

The weather has been very bad this week. (masculine article 'el' and masculine adjective 'malo' agree with 'tiempo')

El tiempo pasado nos enseñó valiosas lecciones.

The past time taught us valuable lessons. (masculine article 'el' and masculine adjective 'pasado' agree with 'tiempo')

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Why is it masculine?

Tiempos derives from Latin "tempus," which was a neuter noun, but it became masculine in Spanish due to sound changes and analogical remodeling during the Romance language evolution—specifically, the loss of the neuter gender caused many neuter Latin nouns to shift toward the masculine class.

What is the Spanish word for times?

The Spanish word for times is los tiempos — masculine.

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