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How to say "reason" in Spanish
"Reason" in Spanish is razón, pronounced rah-SOHN (stress on the syllable in capitals). In short: tener razón means "to be right" (Tienes razón, "You are right"); on its own, "reason". It is a feminine noun (la razón, plural las razones). Also: motivo (reason).
| Spanish | razón |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | rah-SOHN |
| Meaning | reason |
| Gender | feminine: la razón |
| Plural | las razones |
| Frequency | #70 in the Palabra list of common Spanish words |
Pronunciation is spelled out in English, one syllable at a time, with the stressed syllable in capitals. The speaker button uses your browser's built-in Spanish voice. Gender and plural: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
How to pronounce razón
Razón is pronounced rah-SOHN, in IPA /raˈθon/ in Spain and /raˈson/ in Latin America. Razón has two syllables, rah-SOHN, with the stress on the second. The written accent on ó marks that syllable. On a keyboard without Spanish letters it is often typed "razon"; the correct spelling is razón.
- Z, and c before e or i, is th (as in "think") in most of Spain and s in Latin America.
- Rr, and r at the start of a word, is rolled.
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Is razón masculine or feminine?
Razón is feminine, so it takes la (the) and una (a): la razón. The plural is las razones. The ending does not tell you the gender here, so learn the word together with its article: la razón.
Example sentence
No hay razón para esto
There is no reason for this
How to remember razón
razón [rah-SOHN] sounds like the English “rays on”. Picture this:
Sun rays shine on a chalkboard where a teacher writes the reason for the equation.
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Practice razón
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