🇪🇸 Spanish

trabajo

masculine

el trabajo

work

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trabajo
/el tɾaˈβaxo/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say trabajo in Spanish?

IPA
/el tɾaˈβaxo/

How do you pronounce trabajo in Spanish?

trabajo is pronounced /el tɾaˈβaxo/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El trabajo difícil requiere dedicación y esfuerzo constante.

The difficult work requires dedication and constant effort.

Mi trabajo anterior era más interesante que el nuevo.

My previous job was more interesting than the new one.

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Why is it masculine?

Trabajo is masculine. In Spanish, nouns ending in "-o" are typically masculine by default. The word derives from Latin "tripalium" (a three-pronged agricultural tool used for threshing), which followed the regular sound change pattern where Latin "-ium" neuter nouns often became "-o" masculine nouns in Spanish and other Romance languages.

What is the Spanish word for work?

The Spanish word for work is el trabajo — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchtravaillemasculine
🇮🇹 Italianlavoroilmasculine
🇵🇹 Portuguesetrabalhoomasculine

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