sábanas
Sábanas is feminine in Spanish. The article is las, so the full form is las sábanas ("sheets").
FEMININEsábanas is the plural of sábana
las sábanas — sheets
TRY IT
How do you say sábanas in Spanish?
How do you pronounce sábanas in Spanish?
sábanas is pronounced /las ˈsaβanas/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
La sábana blanca está sucia y necesita ser lavada inmediatamente.
The white sheet is dirty and needs to be washed immediately.
Encontré una sábana antigua muy hermosa en el mercado, pero era demasiado cara.
I found a very beautiful old sheet at the market, but it was too expensive.
Swipe sábanas in Accord
Swipe through hundreds of words and master grammatical gender in Spanish.
Why is it feminine?
Sábanas is feminine because it ends in "-ana", a suffix that typically marks feminine nouns in Spanish. While the word does derive from Arabic "sabbānah" via Latin "sabana", the immediate reason for its feminine gender is the "-ana" ending, which became a productive feminine marker in Spanish and other Romance languages.
What is the Spanish word for sheets?
The Spanish word for sheets is las sábanas — feminine.
🔤 Does sábanas need an accent mark? Check on Silabear →
Practice with Accord
Swipe through hundreds of words and master grammatical gender in Spanish.