Discover the intriguing world of Spanish nouns as we explore the subtle differences between "seto" and "seta." Uncover their unique meanings and enrich your language skills with this enlightening guide.
It’s that time of the week when we examine a pair of Spanish nouns that look quite similar but have different meanings based on their ending and gender. This week’s masculine and feminine pair are seto and seta.
Let’s begin with seto (masculine). You can hear its pronunciation here:
Derived from the same Latin root as the septum that divides your nostrils, un seto is commonly found enclosing or separating gardens and can refer to one of two things: a fence (an inanimate structure made of various materials and more commonly referred to as una cerca in Spanish) or a hedge, which is a line of bushes and shrubs that may also be called un seto vivo (with vivo meaning living).
There was a statue in the garden, next to the bougainvillea hedge.
There was a statue in the garden, beside the bougainvillea hedge.
The hedges would be pruned.
The hedges would be trimmed.
The first jump is a fence measuring 1.36 meters in height.
The first jump is a fence that is 1.36 meters high.
Now let’s move on to seta (feminine), and you can listen to its pronunciation here:
