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How gender shows in sounds

Gender and Sound in Spanish

Course: Spanish grammar essentialsSection: Why water is feminine in SpanishSubtitles: es

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1:57

Como "la foto", que es la forma breve de "la fotografía", o "la moto", que es la forma breve de "la

2:07

motocicleta" y "la radio" que es la forma breve de "la radiodifusión".

2:17

Bueno, ya vimos lo más común y algunas excepciones.

2:22

Pero la pregunta de hoy es ¿por qué se dice "el agua" si también decimos "agua fría"?

2:35

Bueno, es porque "agua" es una palabra femenina pero "agua" empieza con la letra "a" tónica.

2:50

Las sílabas tónicas son las palabras que se escuchan más fuerte y con más intensidad. "AAAgua". Y hay una

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