en mayúsculas
/en maʝuskulas/from spelling rules
The English phrase capitalized is expressed in Spanish as en mayúsculas.
The phrase is used to describe text that is written in large letters rather than small letters. To describe the action of capitalizing something, you would typically use the verb escribir followed by en mayúsculas, as in escribir en mayúsculas (to write in capital letters).
Which one should you use?
The phrase en mayúsculas is the counterpart to en minúsculas, which means in lowercase. Additionally, while en mayúsculas describes a text being in a capitalized state, the singular noun mayúscula is used to refer to a single uppercase letter.
How do you pronounce it?
/en maʝuskulas/
Did you know?
- Unlike English, Spanish only capitalizes the first word of a sentence and proper nouns, meaning titles of books and movies are usually written en minúsculas after the first word.
- While English uses 'capital' to refer to both the city and the letter, Spanish uses capital for the city but mayúscula for the letter.
- The word mayúscula comes from the Latin word for 'larger', while minúscula comes from the word for 'smaller', reflecting the physical size of the letters in ancient scripts.
Examples in context
- Escribe tu nombre en mayúsculasWrite your name in capital letters
- Por favor, complete el formulario en letra capitalPlease fill out the form in capital letters
- Puedes anotar tu dirección en mayúsculaYou can write your address in capital letters
- Escribe tu nombre en mayúsculas.Write your name in capital letters.
- El título está en mayúsculas.The title is in capital letters.
- No escribas todo en mayúsculas.Don't write everything in capital letters.
Example conversation
Daniel and Sofía are working on a shared document.
- Daniel¿Debo poner el título en mayúsculas?Should I put the title in capital letters?
- SofíaSí, ponlo en mayúsculas para que resalte.Yes, put it in capital letters so it stands out.
- DanielEntendido, lo cambio ahora mismo.Understood, I'll change it right now.
- SofíaGracias, Daniel.Thanks, Daniel.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
