conejo rosa
/konexo ɾosa/from spelling rules
The English phrase "pink rabbit" is translated into Spanish as conejo rosa.
How does it change in a sentence?
In Spanish, you can change the form based on gender or number. If the rabbit is specifically female, the noun changes from conejo to coneja, resulting in coneja rosa. To make the phrase plural, both the noun and the adjective must take the plural ending -s, forming conejos rosas. Additionally, you can use the adjective rosado as an alternative to rosa, such as in conejo rosado.
Did you know?
- The word conejo comes from the Latin cuniculus, which originally referred to a small tunnel or burrow before it referred to the animal itself.
- The word conejo is used in the Spanish idiom dar conejos, which means to give unsolicited or useless advice.
- In Spanish, the word rosa is an invariant adjective for color, meaning it does not change for gender even when describing a female coneja.
Examples in context
- El cuento infantil trata sobre un conejo rosa que vive en el bosque encantado.The children's story is about a pink rabbit that lives in the enchanted forest.
- ¿Sabes dónde puedo encontrar un conejito rosado de peluche como regalo para mi sobrina?Do you know where I can find a pink stuffed rabbit as a gift for my niece?
- El conejo rosa es muy suave.The pink rabbit is very soft.
- Dibujé un conejo rosa en mi cuaderno.I drew a pink rabbit in my notebook.
- ¿Dónde está el conejo rosa de juguete?Where is the pink toy rabbit?
Example conversation
María and Mateo are looking at a child's drawings.
- María¿Qué es eso, Mateo?What is that, Mateo?
- MateoEs un conejo rosa.It is a pink rabbit.
- María¡Qué lindo es ese conejo rosa!That pink rabbit is so cute!
- MateoGracias, María, me gusta mucho.Thanks, María, I like it a lot.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries conejo, rosa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
