una gota
/una ɡota/from spelling rules
The English phrase "one drop" is translated into Spanish as una gota.
una gota is a common and neutral way to express "one drop".
How does it change in a sentence?
Because the noun gota is feminine, you must use the feminine indefinite article una instead of the masculine un.
How do you pronounce it?
/una ɡota/
Did you know?
- The Spanish word gota shares its Latin ancestor, gutta, with the English word 'gout', a disease once thought to be caused by a 'drop' of liquid in the joints.
- To describe the 'final straw' that makes someone lose their patience, Spanish speakers refer to la gota que colmó el vaso, or 'the drop that filled the glass'.
- While una gota is the standard term for a drop, Spanish has a distinct word gotera to describe a leak in a ceiling where water falls drop by drop.
Examples in context
- Una gota colma el vaso.One drop makes the glass overflow.This sentence shows how una gota can be used in the context of a glass overflowing.Tatoeba #6326892 by Adelpa, translation #6326885 by Adelpa
- Por favor añade una gota de esencia de vainilla a la receta.Please add one drop of vanilla essence to the recipe.
- una gota de sudorOne drop of sweat
- Solo cae una gota de lluvia.Only one drop of rain is falling.
- Me queda una gota de perfume.I have one drop of perfume left.
Example conversation
Mateo and Sofía are in the kitchen looking at a medicine bottle.
- Mateo¿Cuánta medicina queda en el frasco?How much medicine is left in the bottle?
- SofíaSolo queda una gota, Mateo.There is only one drop left, Mateo.
- MateoEntonces tenemos que comprar más.Then we have to buy more.
- SofíaSí, iré a la farmacia ahora.Yes, I will go to the pharmacy now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries gota, una, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
