🇪🇸 Spanish

ventana

feminine

la ventana

window

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ventana
/la benˈtana/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say ventana in Spanish?

IPA
/la benˈtana/

How do you pronounce ventana in Spanish?

ventana is pronounced /la benˈtana/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La ventana grande está rota y necesita ser reparada pronto.

The large window is broken and needs to be repaired soon.

Esta ventana hermosa ofrece una vista espectacular del jardín.

This beautiful window offers a spectacular view of the garden.

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Why is it feminine?

Ventana is feminine because it derives from Latin "fenestra" (meaning window), which was a feminine noun in Latin. Spanish inherited this feminine gender when the word evolved from Latin "fenestra" to "ventana." The -a ending in Spanish typically marks feminine nouns, reinforcing the feminine gender of this word.

What is the Spanish word for window?

The Spanish word for window is la ventana — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchfenêtrelafeminine
🇮🇹 Italianfinestralafeminine
🇵🇹 Portuguesejanelaafeminine

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