Image Credit: Seto" and "SetaSpanish Nouns: Understanding "Seto" and "Seta" Differences
Discover the intriguing world of Spanish nouns with our exploration of "seto" and "seta." Uncover the subtle differences in meaning and usage that can enrich your understanding of the Spanish language today!
It’s that time of the week when we examine a pair of Spanish nouns whose forms are deceptively similar but whose meanings differ significantly based on their endings and genders. This week’s masculine and feminine pair are seto and seta.
Let's begin with seto (masculine). You can listen to its pronunciation below:
Derived from the same Latin root as the septum that divides your nostrils, un seto is typically found enclosing or separating gardens and can refer to one of two things: a fence (an inanimate structure constructed from strips of various materials, more commonly referred to as una cerca in Spanish) or a hedge, which is a row of bushes and shrubs that can also be known as 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, next to the hedge of bougainvillea.
The hedges were being pruned.
The hedges would be trimmed.
The first jump is a hedge measuring 1.36 meters in height.
The initial jump is a fence that measures 1.36 meters.
Now let's move on to seta (feminine), which you can listen to the pronunciation here:
