hoja de nenúfar
/oxa de nenufaɾ/from spelling rules
The English phrase "lily pad" is translated into Spanish as hoja de nenúfar.
hoja de nenúfar refers to the round leaf of a water lily.
Meaning: round leaf of a water lily (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of hoja (leaf), de (of) and nenúfar (water lily).
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, change the noun hoja to hojas while keeping nenúfar in its singular form to get hojas de nenúfar.
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Examples in context
- La ninfa descansaba sobre un nenúfar en el estanque tranquilo.The nymph rested on a lily pad in the calm pond.
- ¡Mira qué hojas de nenúfar más grandes en este estanque!Look at those big lily pad leaves in this pond!
- La rana salta sobre la hoja de nenúfar.The frog jumps onto the lily pad.
- Vimos una gran hoja de nenúfar en el estanque.We saw a large lily pad in the pond.
- Esa hoja de nenúfar es muy pequeña.That lily pad is very small.
Example conversation
Sofía and Daniel are walking by a small pond in a park.
- Sofía¿Ves esa hoja de nenúfar, Daniel?Do you see that lily pad, Daniel?
- DanielSí, es una hoja de nenúfar muy bonita.Yes, it is a very beautiful lily pad.
- SofíaHay un insecto sobre la hoja de nenúfar.There is a bug on the lily pad.
- DanielEs un insecto muy pequeño y verde.It is a very small and green insect.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, hoja, nenúfar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
