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How do you say "pain" in Spanish?
el dolor
In Spanish, "pain" is el dolor.
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Pronunciation
Read it aloud as "el dolor" - with no accent, stress lands on the last syllable; "el" marks gender, not stress.
Grammar notes
el dolor is masculine. Its plural is dolores.
Example sentence
Sintió un dolor agudo en la espalda.
She felt a sharp pain in her back.
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How to remember el dolor
Say "dolor" while pointing at (or imagining) a pain - the physical gesture anchors the sound to the meaning.
Related words
- skull el cráneo
- spine la columna vertebral
- rib la costilla
- skin la piel
- nail el clavo
- elbow el codo
- wrist la muñeca
- ankle el tobillo
- knee la rodilla
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Questions about el dolor
How do you pronounce el dolor?
Read it aloud as "el dolor" - with no accent, stress lands on the last syllable; "el" marks gender, not stress.
Is el dolor masculine or feminine?
el dolor is masculine. el dolor is masculine. Its plural is dolores.
How is el dolor used in Spanish?
el dolor is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Sintió un dolor agudo en la espalda. (She felt a sharp pain in her back.).
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