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Trueno is masculine in Spanish. The article is el, so the full form is el trueno ("thunder").
MASCULINEel trueno
thunder
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How do you say trueno in Spanish?
How do you pronounce trueno in Spanish?
trueno is pronounced /el ˈtɾweno/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
El trueno fuerte despertó al niño asustado.
The strong thunder woke up the frightened boy.
Escuchamos un trueno ensordecedor durante la tormenta violenta.
We heard a deafening thunder during the violent storm.
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Why is it masculine?
Trueno (thunder) is masculine because it derives from Latin "tonitrus," which was a masculine noun, and Spanish retained this grammatical gender through regular sound changes (Latin -us typically became masculine -o in Spanish). The word's gender is simply inherited from its Latin ancestor rather than following any particular semantic rule.
What is the Spanish word for thunder?
The Spanish word for thunder is el trueno — masculine.
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