carpeta escolar
/kaɾpeta eskolaɾ/from spelling rules
The English phrase school binder is translated into Spanish as carpeta escolar.
A carpeta escolar refers to a folder used by students to hold and organize loose sheets of paper.
Which one should you use?
While carpeta escolar is a general term for a school folder, carpeta de argollas is a more specific way to describe a binder that specifically uses rings.
How does it change in a sentence?
To form the plural, both the noun and the adjective must be pluralized, resulting in carpetas escolares.
How do you pronounce it?
/kaɾpeta eskolaɾ/
Did you know?
- The specific term carpeta de argollas uses the word argollas, which can also refer to jewelry like hoop earrings or gym rings.
- The word carpeta shares a surprising ancestry with the English word 'carpet', despite their different modern meanings.
- In a digital context, the Spanish word for a computer 'folder' is also carpeta, mirroring the physical object used by students.
Examples in context
- Por favor, trae tu carpeta escolar a clase mañana.Please bring your school binder to class tomorrow.
- Antes de entregar el proyecto, asegúrate de tener todo en el archivador escolar.Before submitting the project, make sure you have everything in the school binder.
- Necesito una carpeta escolar nueva.I need a new school binder.
- La carpeta escolar está en la mochila.The school binder is in the backpack.
- ¿Dónde compraste esa carpeta escolar?Where did you buy that school binder?
Example conversation
Lucía and Javier are at a stationery store.
- Lucía¿Viste mi carpeta escolar, Javier?Did you see my school binder, Javier?
- JavierNo, no la veo por aquí.No, I don't see it around here.
- LucíaCreo que la olvidé en casa.I think I forgot it at home.
- JavierNo te preocupes, podemos comprar otra.Don't worry, we can buy another one.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries carpeta, escolar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
