multiplicado por
/multiplikado poɾ/from spelling rules
In Spanish, 'multiplied by' is translated as multiplicado por.
The phrase is used in mathematics to indicate that one number is to be multiplied by another. In informal contexts, the letter 'X' is often used as a shorthand for multiplication.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is a literal translation of the English expression. multiplicado is the past participle of the verb multiplicar (to multiply) and por is the preposition meaning 'by'.
How does it change in a sentence?
Because multiplicado is a past participle acting as an adjective, it must agree in gender and number with the noun it modifies. Use multiplicada por if the noun being multiplied is feminine, such as la cifra. Use multiplicados por if the numbers being multiplied are plural. In mathematical operations involving multiplication, the preposition por is used to mean 'by' instead of para.
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the word por is used for multiplication, but it also means 'for' or 'because of' in common speech, which can lead to puns in Spanish mathematics jokes.
- While multiplicado por is used in formal equations, Spanish speakers often simply say por when reading a multiplication problem aloud, such as dos por dos for 'two times two'.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, students may say veces instead of multiplicado por when reciting equations, such as saying 'cinco veces tres' for 'five times three'.
Examples in context
- Siete por cincoSeven multiplied by five
- Nueve multiplicado por tresNine multiplied by three
- Cuatro por dosFour multiplied by two
- Cinco veces tresFive multiplied by three
- Él multiplicó por tresHe multiplied by three
- Dos por siete es igual a catorceTwo times seven equals fourteen
- Cinco por tres son quinceFive times three equals fifteen
- Cinco multiplicado por tres es quince.Five multiplied by three is fifteen.
- El número debe ser multiplicado por dos.The number must be multiplied by two.
Example conversation
Lucía and Alejandro are studying math together at a desk.
- Lucía¿Qué es diez multiplicado por cuatro?What is ten multiplied by four?
- AlejandroEs cuarenta, Lucía.It is forty, Lucía.
- Lucía¡Ah, entiendo el problema ahora!Ah, I understand the problem now!
- AlejandroMe alegra que lo comprendas.I am glad that you understand it.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
