masivas

Masivas is the feminine plural form of the Spanish adjective masivo. It describes nouns that are feminine and plural, conveying ideas of size, mass, volume, or intensity. The base form masivo is used with masculine nouns, while masiva is used with feminine singular nouns, masivos with masculine plural nouns, and masivas with feminine plural nouns.

Uso y alcance

Masivas is widely used in everyday language and in scientific terminology. In general contexts it characterizes things that are large or significant, such as una roca masiva or una estructura masiva, though these uses are less common than more specific descriptors. In scientific language the term frequently appears with feminine nouns to denote large mass, extent, or scale, for example, nebulosas masivas and galaxias masivas. When the noun is masculine, the corresponding form is masivos (por ejemplo, cuerpos masivos). The choice of gender and number must agree with the noun it modifies.

Contextos y ejemplos

Common contexts include astronomy (galaxias masivas, estrellas masivas), biology or geography (poblaciones masivas, ciudades masivas in certain stylistic uses), and general discourse about events or phenomena of large scale (conciertos masivos, campañas masivas). Masivas can also appear in figurative language to emphasize intensity or impact, such as inversiones masivas o respuestas masivas.

Notas de uso

Masivas, como todos los adjetivos, debe concordar con el sustantivo al que acompaña en género y número. Para sustantivos masculinos plurales se usa masivos; para sustantivos femeninos plurales se usa masivas.