significado de
/siɡnifikado de/from spelling rules
The English phrase "meaning of" is translated into Spanish as significado de.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the noun significado (meaning) and the preposition de (of).
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the plural "meanings of", change the noun to its plural form significados de. Additionally, when the word following de is a masculine singular noun with the definite article el, the preposition and article contract into del. For example, significado del means "meaning of the".
How do you pronounce it?
/siɡnifikado de/
Did you know?
- When discussing the 'meaning of life', Spanish uses el sentido de la vida more frequently than el significado de la vida to imply purpose rather than a definition.
- In Spanish, if you ask ¿Qué significa?, you are using the verb 'to mean' rather than the noun 'meaning'. This is the most common way to ask for the 'meaning of' something in conversation.
- The word significado is a past participle used as a noun, reflecting a Latin structure where the 'meaning' is literally 'that which has been signified'.
Examples in context
- ¿Cuál es el significado de la vida?What's the meaning of life?This sentence is useful for asking about the meaning of life using significado de.Tatoeba #2121236 by hayastan, translation #1772509 by CK
- Él no sabe el significado de la vida.He doesn't know the meaning of life.This sentence is useful for stating that someone does not know the meaning of life using significado de.Tatoeba #2096277 by marcelostockle, translation #1570576 by fanty
- No sé cuál es el significado del odio.I do not know the meaning of hatred.This sentence is useful for expressing a lack of knowledge regarding the meaning of hatred using significado de.Tatoeba #5129205 by albrusgher, translation #64799 by AlanF_US
- El significado de "amistad" es la relación afectiva entre personas.The meaning of "amistad" is the emotional bond between individuals.
- ¿Qué significa "ampárame", no entiendo esa palabra?What does "ampárame" mean? I don't understand that word.
- No entiendo el sentido de esta expresión idiomática.I don't understand the meaning of this idiomatic expression.
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Example conversation
María and Javier are looking at a book together.
- MaríaJavier, ¿conoces el significado de esta frase?Javier, do you know the meaning of this phrase?
- JavierNo, no conozco el significado de esa expresión.No, I don't know the meaning of that expression.
- MaríaEs una frase muy extraña.It is a very strange phrase.
- JavierVamos a buscarlo en el diccionario.Let's look it up in the dictionary.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
