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How to Say "novena" in Spanish

The Spanish word fornovenais novenaB1 level.

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novena

nounB1
a nine-day period of prayer
A person kneeling peacefully with hands joined in prayer near a window.

Examples

La familia está rezando una novena por su abuelo.

The family is praying a novena for their grandfather.

En Navidad, celebramos la novena de aguinaldos.

At Christmas, we celebrate the 'novena de aguinaldos' (a traditional nine-day prayer).

La novena local ganó el campeonato de béisbol.

The local nine (team) won the baseball championship.

Nouns with 'La'

When used as a noun, 'novena' is always feminine. You will almost always see it with 'la' or 'una'.

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