dominado
/dominado/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'mastered' is translated into Spanish as dominado.
dominado is used to describe having acquired complete knowledge or skill in a particular subject or activity. Note that while it refers to mastery in the context of skills, it can also mean 'dominated' in the sense of exercising physical or political control.
How does it change in a sentence?
As a past participle, dominado is used with the auxiliary verb haber to form perfect tenses, such as he dominado (I have mastered). The form must agree in gender with the noun it modifies: use dominado for masculine nouns and dominada for feminine nouns.
How do you pronounce it?
/dominado/
Did you know?
- In sports, a team can be said to have dominado a game even if they lose the final score. This refers to their control of the play rather than the outcome.
- Because dominado can mean both 'mastered' and 'subjugated', a phrase like el sujeto está dominado is grammatically ambiguous and could mean the subject is understood or that the person has been physically overpowered.
- The phrase dominio propio uses a relative of dominado to mean 'self-control' or 'self-mastery', referring to the ability to govern one's own emotions.
Examples in context
- Ella domina varios idiomas.She masters several languages.
- El profesor domina perfectamente la materia.The professor masters the subject perfectly.
- Él posee un dominio total de las matemáticas.He possesses total mastery of mathematics.
- Nuestra empresa posee un dominio total del mercado.Our company possesses total mastery of the market.
- Después de años de estudio, ha llegado a la maestría en danza.After years of study, he/she has reached mastery in dance.
- Estoy decidido a llegar a la maestría del piano.I am determined to reach piano mastery.
- Ya controlo el inglés a la perfección.I've mastered English perfectly.
- Sabe a la perfección cómo cocinar platos asiáticos.He/she knows perfectly how to cook Asian dishes.
- Nuestro equipo sabe a la perfección cómo resolver problemas difíciles.Our team knows perfectly how to solve difficult problems.
- ¡Eres una crack en la guitarra!You're a pro at playing the guitar!
- Ha dominado el nuevo software rápidamente.He has mastered the new software quickly.
- Ella ha dominado el arte de la cocina.She has mastered the art of cooking.
- Después de años, ha dominado el piano.After years, he has mastered the piano.
Example conversation
Javier and María are discussing a colleague's recent promotion.
- Javier¿Crees que él es apto para el puesto?Do you think he is fit for the position?
- MaríaSí, porque ha dominado todas las herramientas.Yes, because he has mastered all the tools.
- JavierEs cierto, su trabajo es impecable.It's true, his work is impeccable.
- MaríaSe nota que se esfuerza mucho.It shows that he puts in a lot of effort.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
