marcó
/maɾko/from spelling rules
In Spanish, "scored" is translated as marcó.
The term marcó is used to describe having gained a point in a game or sport, such as by putting a ball or puck into a goal. It is most commonly used with the phrase marcar un gol to say "to score a goal" in sports like soccer. A common synonym for this action is the verb anotar, where anotó means "he/she/it scored."
What does it mean word for word?
marcó is the third-person singular preterite form of the verb marcar, which literally means "he/she/it marked".
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, the informal expression la estrelló en el ángulo is used to convey the excitement of scoring. In Argentina, you may hear the informal expressions colocarla en el ángulo or mandarla a guardar to refer to scoring goals.
How does it change in a sentence?
marcó is the third-person singular form in the past tense. To say "they scored", use the plural past tense form marcaron.
How do you pronounce it?
/maɾko/
Did you know?
- Spanish speakers use the same verb marcar for scoring a goal as they do for 'marking' a player in a defensive sense. This means one word describes both the act of scoring and the act of preventing a score.
- When a Spanish speaker 'dials' a phone number, they use the verb marcar, the same root as marcó.
- The synonym anotar describes scoring a goal and the act of taking written notes or recording data in a ledger.
Examples in context
- Tom marcó un gol.Tom scored a goal.This sentence shows how to use marcó to say Tom scored a goal.Tatoeba #10201632 by Shishir, translation #3688996 by CK
- ¿Quién marcó el gol?Who scored the goal?This sentence uses marcó to ask who scored the goal.Tatoeba #10201221 by Shishir, translation #8976998 by CK
- ¿Quién marcó el primer gol?Who scored the first goal?Tatoeba #10054003 by Shishir, translation #10054004 by DJ_Saidez
- El delantero marcó un gol impresionanteThe forward scored an impressive goal
- El equipo anotó un tanto crucial en el partido de baloncestoThe team scored a crucial point in the basketball game
- ¡Hizo un punto impresionante con ese servicio!He made an impressive point with that serve!
- ¡El delantero metió un golazo!The forward scored an amazing goal!
- ¡Metió un punto increíble desde el otro extremo de la cancha!He scored an incredible point from the other end of the court!
- 7 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Lucía and Javier are watching a soccer match on TV.
- Lucía¡Mira! ¡Javier, marcó el delantero!Look! Javier, the striker scored!
- Javier¡Qué bueno! Él marcó un gol increíble.That's great! He scored an incredible goal.
- Lucía¿Crees que su equipo marcará otro?Do you think his team will score another one?
- JavierNo lo sé, pero el partido es emocionante.I don't know, but the match is exciting.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
