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Animal is masculine in Spanish. The article is el, so the full form is el animal ("animal").
MASCULINEel animal
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How do you say animal in Spanish?
How do you pronounce animal in Spanish?
animal is pronounced /el aniˈmal/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
El animal corre por el parque.
The animal runs through the park.
Cada animal tiene su propio hábitat.
Every animal has its own habitat.
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Why is it masculine?
Animal is masculine in Spanish because it preserves the grammatical gender of its Latin ancestor animal (neuter, which merged with masculine in Romance languages). Masculine animal is the default when the animal's sex is unknown or generic.
What is the Spanish word for animal?
The Spanish word for animal is el animal — masculine.
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