Does agua use a masculine or feminine definite article?

Question

Do you say "el agua", or "la agua"? "La agua" sounds wrong, but technically should be the correct way of saying it.

Answer 1

whenever you have a feminine noun with a stressed "a" sound at the beginning (hacha, agua, hámaca...) it uses el as its article. (el hacha, el agua, el hámaca). To modify them, you would still use feminine adjectives (el hacha peligrosa, el agua fría, el hámaca roja). Yes, you would switch to las for the plural. Why? try to say them! la agua? sounds like lagua = lagoon

Thanks for the detailed response! Thanks to everyone else too. - Lemonade, Mar 1, 2010

Answer 2

"agua" is feminine; however, you say "el agua" and "las aguas"

that's right! - bellamora08, Mar 1, 2010

Answer 3

El agua.