deportista
Spanish
Usage notes
The noun deportista is like several other Spanish nouns with a human referent and ending in a. The masculine articles and adjectives are used when the referent is known to be male, a group of males, a group of mixed or unknown gender, or an individual of unknown or unspecified gender. The feminine articles and adjectives are used if the referent is known to be female or a group of females.
Further reading
- “deportista”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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