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mareas

Mareas is feminine in Spanish. The article is las, so the full form is las mareas ("tides").

FEMININE

mareas is the plural of marea

las mareas — tides

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mareas
/las maˈɾeas/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say mareas in Spanish?

IPA
/las maˈɾeas/

How do you pronounce mareas in Spanish?

mareas is pronounced /las maˈɾeas/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La marea alta inundó completamente la playa durante la tormenta.

The high tide completely flooded the beach during the storm.

La marea baja dejó expuestos los arrecifes de coral que normalmente están sumergidos.

The low tide left the coral reefs exposed that are normally submerged.

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Why is it feminine?

Mareas is feminine because it ends in -a, a common feminine ending in Spanish. While it does derive from Latin, the gender preservation through sound changes (Latin -a endings typically remain feminine in Spanish) is the primary reason for its feminine classification in modern Spanish.

What is the Spanish word for tides?

The Spanish word for tides is las mareas — feminine.

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