🇪🇸 Spanish

cultura

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!

Cultura is feminine in Spanish. The article is la, so the full form is la cultura ("culture").

FEMININE

la cultura

culture

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cultura
/la kulˈtuɾa/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say cultura in Spanish?

IPA
/la kulˈtuɾa/

How do you pronounce cultura in Spanish?

cultura is pronounced /la kulˈtuɾa/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La cultura española es muy rica.

Spanish culture is very rich.

Estudia la cultura de cada país que visita.

He studies the culture of every country he visits.

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Why is it feminine?

Cultura is feminine because Spanish nouns ending in -a are generally feminine, and cultura comes from Latin cultura, itself feminine. This pattern is nearly exceptionless for native Latin-derived Spanish nouns ending in -ura.

What is the Spanish word for culture?

The Spanish word for culture is la cultura — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchculturelafeminine
🇮🇹 Italianculturalafeminine
🇵🇹 Portugueseculturaafeminine

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