ficción histórica
/fiɡθjon istoɾika/from spelling rules
The English phrase historical fiction is translated into Spanish as ficción histórica.
ficción histórica is the term used to denote the genre of historical fiction.
Meaning: Translations (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective histórica must agree in gender with the noun it modifies. Since ficción is a feminine noun, the adjective is the feminine form histórica. To form the plural, ficciones históricas, you must change both the noun and the adjective to their plural counterparts.
How do you pronounce it?
/fiɡθjon istoɾika/
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the word historia is an auto-antonym of sorts, as it refers to both the objective academic study of 'history' and a fictional 'story' told for entertainment.
- The Spanish word histórica does not just mean 'related to the past', but can also describe something that is 'historic' or 'groundbreaking' in a way that changes the future.
- In Spanish, the term novela histórica is actually the more common way to describe the genre when talking about a specific book, whereas ficción histórica sounds more like an abstract academic category.
Examples in context
- El libro que leí está dentro del género de ficción histórica.The book I read falls within the genre of historical fiction.
- Me encanta leer la ficción histórica para aprender sobre diferentes épocas.I love reading historical fiction to learn about different eras.
- A mi amigo le gusta mucho la novela histórica.My friend really likes historical novels.
- Me encanta leer ficción histórica.I love reading historical fiction.
- Esa novela es pura ficción histórica.That novel is pure historical fiction.
- ¿Prefieres la biografía o la ficción histórica?Do you prefer biography or historical fiction?
Example conversation
Mateo and María are browsing in a bookstore.
- MateoMaría, ¿qué sección de libros prefieres?María, which book section do you prefer?
- MaríaMe encanta la ficción histórica, Mateo.I love historical fiction, Mateo.
- MateoYo también, busquemos algo nuevo.Me too, let's look for something new.
- MaríaMira, este libro parece muy interesante.Look, this book looks very interesting.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
