contracciones
/kontɾaɡθjones/from spelling rules
The English word "contractions" is translated into Spanish as contracciones.
This term refers to the shortening of words by omitting certain letters and joining them together with an apostrophe.
How do you pronounce it?
/kontɾaɡθjones/
Did you know?
- Spanish has only two official contracciones: al and del. All other combinations of words are written separately regardless of how they sound in speech.
- The use of an apostrophe to create a contraction is almost nonexistent in standard Spanish. Using one to shorten a word is typically seen as an Anglicism or a stylistic choice in very informal poetry.
- The word contracción can also refer to a physical phenomenon in medicine or biology. While in English 'contraction' is often used for grammar, in Spanish, the word is frequently associated with the tightening of a muscle or a physiological process.
Examples in context
- Comenzaron las contracciones.Contractions began.This sentence shows the use of contracciones in the context of something beginning.Tatoeba #8258879 by fpp, translation #2120915 by JonLDS
- Complete las oraciones. Use la forma correcta del verbo entre paréntesis. Use contracciones.Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the verb in parentheses. Use contractions.This sentence provides an instruction to use contracciones when completing sentences.Tatoeba #10065114 by DJ_Saidez, translation #10016770 by espamatics
- No entiendo las contracciones en este texto.I don't understand the contractions in this text.
Example conversation
Sofía is helping Daniel with his English homework.
- SofíaDaniel, no olvides usar contracciones aquí.Daniel, don't forget to use contractions here.
- DanielLo siento, no sabía que eran necesarias.I'm sorry, I didn't know they were necessary.
- SofíaHacen que el texto suene más natural.They make the text sound more natural.
- DanielEstá bien, voy a corregirlo ahora.Alright, I'm going to correct it now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
