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Tía is feminine in Spanish. The article is la, so the full form is la tía ("aunt").
FEMININEla tía
aunt
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How do you say tía in Spanish?
How do you pronounce tía in Spanish?
tía is pronounced /la ˈtia/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
Mi tía es muy inteligente y generosa.
My aunt is very intelligent and generous. (The adjectives 'inteligente' and 'generosa' must agree with the feminine noun 'tía')
La tía nueva llegó con sus dos hijas pequeñas.
The new aunt arrived with her two small daughters. (The feminine article 'la' and adjective 'nueva' agree with 'tía'; 'pequeñas' agrees with the feminine plural 'hijas')
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Why is it feminine?
Tía is feminine because it derives from the Latin "tia," which itself comes from the feminine form of familial terms related to paternal or maternal aunts; the feminine ending "-a" in Spanish naturally marks it as feminine, following the Romance language pattern where most "-a" nouns are feminine.
What is the Spanish word for aunt?
The Spanish word for aunt is la tía — feminine.
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