problema

/pɾoˈblema/ · A1 · noun · m

problem

🧩 problema = problem + a; Greek -ma noun, so it is el problema

Almost the English word with an -a added. It comes from Greek problema, a thing thrown forward as an obstacle. Greek -ma nouns stay masculine in Spanish: el problema, el tema, el sistema, el idioma.

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