serie de anime
/seɾje de anime/from spelling rules
The English phrase "anime series" is translated into Spanish as serie de anime.
The phrase refers to a set of animated episodes produced in Japan.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word serie is a feminine noun. Therefore, to say "an anime series", you use the feminine singular article una serie de anime. To form the plural, change serie to series to get series de anime. When using the plural definite article for the plural form, use las series de anime.
How do you pronounce it?
/seɾje de anime/
What mistakes should you avoid?
Be careful not to treat the Spanish word serie as a plural. English speakers often mistakenly use serie to mean multiple series, but in Spanish, serie is singular and series is plural.
Did you know?
- The Spanish word anime is a loanword from Japanese, which itself borrowed the term from the English word 'animation'.
- While anime refers to Japanese animation in this context, the word anime is also a conjugation of the verb animar in the subjunctive mood.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, people might use the word dibujos animados instead of anime to describe animated shows.
Examples in context
- ¿Has visto alguna serie de animación japonesa?Have you watched any anime series?
- ¿Cuáles son tus series anime favoritas?What are your favorite anime series?
- Esa serie de anime es muy famosa.That anime series is very famous.
- Busco una nueva serie de anime para ver.I am looking for a new anime series to watch.
- ¿Te gusta esta serie de anime?Do you like this anime series?
Example conversation
Lucía and Javier are talking about television shows at a cafe.
- Lucía¿Has visto esta serie de anime?Have you seen this anime series?
- JavierNo, no conozco esa serie de anime.No, I don't know that anime series.
- LucíaEs increíble, Javier, tienes que verla.It is incredible, Javier, you have to see it.
- JavierEstá bien, la veré esta noche.Okay, I will watch it tonight.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries anime, de, serie, CC BY-SA 4.0.
