sustantivos
/sustantibos/from spelling rules
The English phrase "nouns" is translated into Spanish as sustantivos.
The article el is used for masculine nouns and la is used for feminine nouns.
What does it mean word for word?
The word comes from the Latin substantia, which means "substance".
Is it said differently in some regions?
Regional variations in Spanish can affect which nouns are used for common objects. For example, in Spain, coche is used for a car, whereas in many Latin American countries, carro is the preferred term. Similarly, while patata is used for potato, the word papa is common in several Latin American countries.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of the word is sustantivo, and the plural form is sustantivos.
How do you pronounce it?
/sustantibos/
Did you know?
- Some sustantivos change meaning entirely based on their gender, such as el cometa meaning 'comet' and la cometa meaning 'kite'.
- Certain sustantivos use a masculine article even when the word is feminine to avoid a clash of sounds, such as el agua instead of la agua.
- Unlike English, Spanish sustantivos for days of the week and months are not capitalized unless they start a sentence.
Examples in context
- Los sustantivos en latín tienen cinco declinaciones.Nouns in Latin have five declensions.This sentence is useful for discussing how sustantivos behave in Latin.Tatoeba #1389942 by Shishir, translation #1326100 by Eldad
- Las palabras "libro" y "mesa" son sustantivos comunes.The words "book" and "table" are common nouns.This sentence provides examples of words that are sustantivos.Tatoeba #2928761 by hayastan, translation #13033382 by araneo
- En alemán, todos los sustantivos se escriben con mayúsculas.In German, all nouns are capitalized.This sentence illustrates a capitalization rule regarding sustantivos in German.Tatoeba #7216055 by arh, translation #9725241 by 6dDcHYgMAg
- El libroThe book
- La casaThe house
- Los librosThe books
- Las casasThe houses
- El libritoThe little book
- La casitaThe little house
- 10 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Mateo and Elena are studying grammar together.
- MateoNo entiendo cómo usar los sustantivos aquí.I don't understand how to use the nouns here.
- ElenaMira el libro, Elena te ayudará.Look at the book, Elena will help you.
- MateoGracias, pero sigo confundido con los sustantivos.Thanks, but I am still confused about the nouns.
- ElenaNo te preocupes, Mateo, es muy sencillo.Don't worry, Mateo, it is very simple.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
