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minus-squareSpirit_of_Communism [comrade/them]hexbear3·3 years agoCompletely unrelated, but "agua" isn't actually masculine, it just takes "el" because it begins with a stressed "a" sound (like el hacha, el águila). That's why you say "agua fría", not "agua frío". link
minus-squarexiaoping_showdown [he/him]hexbear2·3 years agoDang, this makes much more sense than the dozens of exceptions I have been accumulating. link
Completely unrelated, but "agua" isn't actually masculine, it just takes "el" because it begins with a stressed "a" sound (like el hacha, el águila). That's why you say "agua fría", not "agua frío".
Dang, this makes much more sense than the dozens of exceptions I have been accumulating.