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How do you say "woodpecker" in Spanish?
el pájaro carpintero
In Spanish, "woodpecker" is el pájaro carpintero.
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Pronunciation
It comes out as "el pájaro carpintero" - j (or soft g) is a breathy back-of-throat sound, like Scottish 'loch'; the accent tells you to stress the syllable with 'a'; "el" marks gender, not stress.
Grammar notes
el pájaro carpintero is masculine. Its plural is pájaros carpinteros.
Example sentence
El pájaro carpintero golpeó fuerte el árbol.
The woodpecker tapped loudly on the tree.
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How to remember el pájaro carpintero
"pájaro carpintero" is really two words glued together in meaning - learn each half separately, then say them as one phrase.
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Questions about el pájaro carpintero
How do you pronounce el pájaro carpintero?
It comes out as "el pájaro carpintero" - j (or soft g) is a breathy back-of-throat sound, like Scottish 'loch'; the accent tells you to stress the syllable with 'a'; "el" marks gender, not stress.
Is el pájaro carpintero masculine or feminine?
el pájaro carpintero is masculine. el pájaro carpintero is masculine. Its plural is pájaros carpinteros.
How is el pájaro carpintero used in Spanish?
el pájaro carpintero is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: El pájaro carpintero golpeó fuerte el árbol. (The woodpecker tapped loudly on the tree.).
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