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Década is feminine in Spanish. The article is la, so the full form is la década ("decade").
FEMININEla década
decade
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How do you say década in Spanish?
How do you pronounce década in Spanish?
década is pronounced /la ˈdekaða/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
La década pasada fue muy importante para nuestra empresa.
The past decade was very important for our company.
Esa década próxima traerá cambios tecnológicos revolucionarios.
That upcoming decade will bring revolutionary technological changes.
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Why is it feminine?
Década is feminine because it derives from Latin "decas" (nominative) / "decadis" (genitive), which comes from Greek "dekas." In Latin, this word belonged to the third declension with feminine gender. Spanish inherited this feminine gender when the word entered the language, as is typical for Latin third-declension nouns ending in "-as" that were feminine in the source language.
What is the Spanish word for decade?
The Spanish word for decade is la década — feminine.
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