estados
/estados/from spelling rules
The Spanish word for "states" is estados.
estados refers to regional territories that are part of a single country. It can also be used to describe multiple conditions or statuses. When you are referring specifically to the United States, the term is part of the proper noun Estados Unidos and should be capitalized.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of the word is estado. The plural form estados can refer to political territories, statuses or conditions.
How do you pronounce it?
/estados/
Did you know?
- While Estados Unidos is the name of the country, Spanish speakers often use the abbreviation EE. UU. because the word is plural, requiring a double letter for the abbreviation.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, the term estado de sitio describes a 'state of siege', where the government suspends constitutional rights during an emergency.
- Spanish has a specific phrase estado civil to refer to 'marital status', which literally translates to 'civil state'.
Examples in context
- ¿Eres de Estados Unidos?Are you from the United States?This sentence is useful for asking if someone is from the United States using estados.Tatoeba #2135904 by marcelostockle, translation #773435 by marloncori
- Los Estados Unidos apesta.The United States sucks.This sentence is useful for expressing a negative opinion about the United States using estados.Tatoeba #11558887 by ecorralest101, translation #8021194 by shekitten
- Obama es de Estados Unidos.Obama is from the United States.This sentence is useful for stating that Obama is from the United States using estados.Tatoeba #7251944 by Juanpa, translation #13958899 by IdiomHunter
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Example conversation
Daniel and Lucía are discussing geography in a classroom.
- DanielMéxico tiene treinta y dos estados.Mexico has thirty-two states.
- Lucía¿Y cuántos estados tiene Brasil?And how many states does Brazil have?
- DanielBrasil tiene veintiséis estados.Brazil has twenty-six states.
- LucíaEs un dato muy interesante, Daniel.That is a very interesting fact, Daniel.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
