responsabilidad

/responsabiliˈdad/ · A2 · noun · f

responsibility

responsable + -idad (-ity): responsible + ity = responsibility

From Latin respondere, to answer back. Being responsible means being the one who must answer for something. Spanish -idad matches English -ity (ciudad/city, calidad/quality), and these nouns are always feminine: la responsabilidad.

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