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How do you say "surgeon" in Spanish?
el cirujano
In Spanish, "surgeon" is el cirujano.
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Pronunciation
It's spoken as "el cirujano" - j (or soft g) is a breathy back-of-throat sound, like Scottish 'loch'; stress falls naturally on the second-to-last syllable; "el" is only the tag meaning 'the'.
Grammar notes
el cirujano is masculine. Its plural is cirujanos.
Example sentence
El cirujano realizó una operación delicada.
The surgeon performed a delicate operation.
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How to remember el cirujano
Break "cirujano" into its syllables and tap each one out on your fingers while thinking of 'surgeon'.
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Questions about el cirujano
How do you pronounce el cirujano?
It's spoken as "el cirujano" - j (or soft g) is a breathy back-of-throat sound, like Scottish 'loch'; stress falls naturally on the second-to-last syllable; "el" is only the tag meaning 'the'.
Is el cirujano masculine or feminine?
el cirujano is masculine. el cirujano is masculine. Its plural is cirujanos.
How is el cirujano used in Spanish?
el cirujano is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: El cirujano realizó una operación delicada. (The surgeon performed a delicate operation.).
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