masculino
/maskuˈlino/
The English word 'masculine' is translated into Spanish as masculino.
The adjective masculino is used to describe things that belong to, are appropriated to or are used by males.
Meaning: belonging to males, appropriated to, or used by, males (adj)
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective changes to the feminine form masculina when describing a feminine noun or person. The plural masculine form is masculinos. The plural feminine form is masculinas.
How do you pronounce it?
/maskuˈlino/
Did you know?
- The adjective masculino can be used to describe a voice, voz masculina, but because the word voz is feminine, the adjective must change to masculina.
- While English uses 'masculine' for both personality and grammar, Spanish speakers may use varonil to describe qualities like 'manly' or 'brave' to avoid the purely grammatical connotation of masculino.
- If you are talking about a single person whose gender is unknown or irrelevant in a general sense, the language often defaults to the masculino form.
Examples in context
- Yanni es muy masculino.Yanni is very masculine.This sentence uses masculino to describe a person's qualities.Tatoeba #10078840 by manufrutos, translation #10078483 by Amastan
- A los hombres les gusta verse masculinos.Men like to look masculine.This sentence uses the plural masculine form masculinos to describe how men like to look.Tatoeba #1210140 by marcelostockle, translation #276941 by CK
- Cada sustantivo en portugués es masculino o femenino.Every noun in Portuguese is either masculine or feminine.This sentence uses masculino to refer to the grammatical gender of nouns.Tatoeba #1210134 by marcelostockle, translation #1112727 by CN
- El género masculino implica ciertas características físicas y emocionales.The masculine gender implies certain physical and emotional characteristics.
- El comportamiento varonil en esta sociedad es altamente valorado.Masculine behavior in this society is highly valued.
- El actor es conocido por su apariencia viril y su voz profunda.The actor is known for his masculine appearance and deep voice.
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Example conversation
Javier and Lucía are discussing the character design for a new movie.
- JavierEl diseño de este personaje es muy masculino.The design of this character is very masculine.
- Lucía¿Crees que es demasiado masculino para el papel?Do you think it is too masculine for the role?
- JavierNo, es un aspecto masculino y elegante.No, it is a masculine and elegant look.
- LucíaEntonces me parece que funciona bien.Then I think it works well.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “masculine” translations and entries masculino, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
