artículos
/aɾtikulos/from spelling rules
The English word 'items' is translated into Spanish as artículos.
The term artículos is used to refer to individual objects, products or goods. It is commonly found in commercial settings, inventory management and gaming contexts to describe discrete objects.
Which one should you use?
In Spanish, artículos can mean both 'items' (referring to objects or products) and 'articles' (referring to written pieces in a newspaper or journal).
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form is artículo (item), while the plural form is artículos (items).
How do you pronounce it?
/aɾtikulos/
Did you know?
- In Spanish grammar, the words 'the', 'a' and 'an' are also called artículos. This creates a linguistic overlap where artículos refers to both physical objects and the small functional words that define them.
- While artículos refers to items, Spanish has a unique word cachivaches for 'items' that are useless, old or miscellaneous junk. It describes a collection of objects that have lost their commercial value.
- The word artículo is used in Spanish law to denote a specific 'section' or 'clause' of a legal code. A lawyer might refer to el artículo 12 not as an object, but as a specific rule.
Examples in context
- Tom separó los artículos en tres montones.Tom separated the items into three piles.This sentence shows how to use artículos when describing the separation of objects.Tatoeba #6686224 by UsuarioX, translation #2958112 by CK
- ¿Venden artículos de primeros auxilios aquí?Do you sell first aid items here?This sentence demonstrates asking about the availability of specific artículos like first aid goods.Tatoeba #6588546 by AusBabel, translation #6588444 by Eccles17
- Peter era un altruista jugador de vídeo juegos, él le entregaba artículos a la gente que los necesitaba, en lugar de venderlos por beneficios personales.Peter was an altruistic video game player, he would give items to people who needed them, rather than selling them for personal profit.This sentence illustrates how artículos is used in a gaming context to describe objects given to others.Tatoeba #1253126 by marcelostockle, translation #1992 by AlanF_US
- Oye, ¿dónde están mis trastos?Hey, where are my things?
- 3 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Sofía is checking the inventory in a small boutique with Javier.
- Javier¿Has terminado de contar los artículos?Have you finished counting the items?
- SofíaNo, todavía me faltan algunos artículos de la estantería.No, I still lack some items from the shelf.
- JavierDime si necesitas ayuda con esos artículos.Tell me if you need help with those items.
- SofíaGracias, Javier, ya casi termino.Thanks, Javier, I'm almost finished.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
