apoyar a un equipo
/apoʝaɾ a un ekipo/from spelling rules
To root for a team in Spanish is apoyar a un equipo.
The phrase is used to express that you are showing support for a sports team and hoping for their victory.
Which one should you use?
If you want to emphasize the physical act of cheering or boosting the morale of the players, you can use animar a un equipo. If you wish to describe your status as a fan of a team rather than the action of rooting for them, use ser aficionado de.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase apoyar a un equipo, the personal a is used because the team is treated as a personified entity or a collective group.
Did you know?
- While apoyar is used for support, fans in many Spanish-speaking countries use the verb hincharse to describe becoming an enthusiastic fan, which literally means 'to swell'.
- In some Latin American countries, rooting for a team is expressed as ponerse la camiseta, which means 'to put on the jersey' and implies total loyalty.
- The verb apoyar comes from the Italian appoggiare, which originally referred to leaning or resting something against a surface.
Examples in context
- Apoyo al equipo nacional.I root for the national team.
- Soy hincha del equipo local.I'm a fan of the local team.
- Apoyo al Real Madrid.I root for Real Madrid.
- Soy hincha del Barcelona.I'm a fan of Barcelona.
- Soy fanático de las Chivas.I'm a fan of the Chivas.
- Voy a apoyar a un equipo local hoy.I am going to root for a local team today.
- Es difícil apoyar a un equipo que siempre pierde.It is hard to root for a team that always loses.
- Todos queremos apoyar a un equipo con mucha garra.We all want to root for a team with a lot of heart.
Example conversation
Alejandro and María are talking about the upcoming championship.
- AlejandroMaría, ¿vas a apoyar a un equipo este año?María, are you going to root for a team this year?
- MaríaSí, quiero apoyar a un equipo de mi ciudad.Yes, I want to root for a team from my city.
- AlejandroEso suena muy bien.That sounds very good.
- MaríaTú también deberías hacerlo, Alejandro.You should do it too, Alejandro.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries a, apoyar, equipo, un, CC BY-SA 4.0.
