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How do you say "patient" in Spanish?
el paciente
In Spanish, "patient" is el paciente.
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Pronunciation
Native speakers say "el paciente" - c before e or i gets that same soft 'th' sound; stress falls naturally on the second-to-last syllable; "el" is only the tag meaning 'the'.
Grammar notes
el paciente is masculine. Its plural is pacientes.
Example sentence
El paciente descansaba tranquilamente en la cama del hospital.
The patient rested quietly in the hospital bed.
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How to remember el paciente
Say "paciente" while pointing at (or imagining) a patient - 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 paciente
How do you pronounce el paciente?
Native speakers say "el paciente" - c before e or i gets that same soft 'th' sound; stress falls naturally on the second-to-last syllable; "el" is only the tag meaning 'the'.
Is el paciente masculine or feminine?
el paciente is masculine. el paciente is masculine. Its plural is pacientes.
How is el paciente used in Spanish?
el paciente is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: El paciente descansaba tranquilamente en la cama del hospital. (The patient rested quietly in the hospital bed.).
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