How to Say "Composition" in Spanish

composición

/komposiˈθjon/feminine

The English word composition is translated into Spanish as composición.

The term refers to a work of music, literature or art.

Meaning: work of music, literature or art (noun)

How does it change in a sentence?

The noun is feminine, so it must be used with feminine articles and adjectives, such as la composición or una composición excelente.

/komposiˈθjon/

In Spanish grammar, composición refers to the process of forming a new word by joining two or more roots, such as sacacorchos for 'corkscrew'.
While composición describes the work itself, the act of creating it is often called componer. In Spanish, this verb is used for both writing a poem and putting together a piece of furniture.
While in English 'composition' often refers to a piece of music, in a Spanish classroom, a composición is more commonly used to mean a written essay or a school writing assignment.

No hay errores en tu composición.
There are no mistakes in your composition.
This sentence shows how to state that there are no mistakes in a composición.
Tatoeba #2900189 by cueyayotl, translation #453142 by CM
Mr. Jones corrigió mi composición.
I had my composition corrected by Mr. Jones.
This sentence is useful for describing having a composición corrected by someone.
Tatoeba #2108523 by lazarus1907, translation #1477121 by CN
Tu composición es tan buena como siempre.
Your composition is as good as ever.
This sentence shows how to say a composición is as good as always.
Tatoeba #1253608 by marcelostockle, translation #17139 by Zifre
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Two students are discussing a piece of music in a studio.

Lucía

¿Te gusta esta composición?
Do you like this composition?
Mateo

Sí, es una composición muy hermosa.
Yes, it is a very beautiful composition.
Lucía

El autor es un gran genio.
The author is a great genius.
Mateo

Tienes mucha razón, Lucía.
You are very right, Lucía.

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