hojas
/oxas/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'leaves' is translated into Spanish as hojas.
The word hojas is used to refer to both biological leaves and sheets of paper.
How does it change in a sentence?
hojas is the feminine plural form of hoja. The singular form of hojas is hoja.
How do you pronounce it?
/oxas/
Did you know?
- The word hoja is used to describe the blade of a knife, meaning the sharp cutting part of the tool.
- While English speakers say 'leaf through a book', a Spanish speaker might say hojear un libro, using the word as a verb.
- The phrase dar vuelta la hoja means 'to turn the page', but it is often used idiomatically to mean starting over or leaving the past behind.
Examples in context
- Son solo hojas y ramas.It's only leaves and branches.Tatoeba #1769007 by marcelostockle, translation #395766 by FeuDRenais
- Las hojas están cayendo.The leaves are falling.Tatoeba #1187281 by Shishir, translation #6067677 by mailohilohi
- Han caído todas las hojas.All the leaves have fallen.Tatoeba #8976123 by arh, translation #8969508 by AlanF_US
- El otoño trae consigo la caída de las hojas.Autumn brings the falling of the leaves.
- Me encanta caminar por el bosque y escuchar cómo cruje la hojarasca bajo mis pies.I love walking in the forest and hearing the leaves rustling beneath my feet.
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Example conversation
Sofía and Mateo are walking in a park during autumn.
- SofíaMira cuántas hojas tiene el suelo.Look how many leaves are on the ground.
- MateoSí, las hojas son de color rojo.Yes, the leaves are red.
- SofíaMe encanta el sonido de las hojas al caminar.I love the sound of the leaves when walking.
- MateoEs un sonido muy relajante, Sofía.It is a very relaxing sound, Sofía.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
