entrega tu trabajo
/entɾeɡa tu tɾabaxo/from spelling rules
To turn in your paper in Spanish is entrega tu trabajo.
This phrase is used when instructing someone to submit a completed assignment or document to a teacher. The core verb is entregar, which is the standard way to express the act of submitting or handing in an assignment.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase entrega tu trabajo is composed of entrega (hand in/deliver), tu (your) and trabajo (work/job).
Which one should you use?
While entrega tu trabajo is a direct way to say turn in your paper, you might also hear Dame tu trabajo, which literally translates to 'give me your paper' or Pásame tu trabajo, which literally translates to 'pass me your paper'.
How does it change in a sentence?
Use entregue su trabajo if you are addressing a student using the formal usted form.
How do you pronounce it?
/entɾeɡa tu tɾabaxo/
Did you know?
- The word trabajo is an unexpected relative of the English word 'triple'. It stems from the Latin 'tripalium', a three-staked instrument used for punishment or restraint.
- In some Spanish-speaking cultures, students may use the phrase pasar el trabajo not to turn it in to a teacher, but to let a classmate copy their answers.
- The verb entregar is also used when someone 'surrenders' to the police or 'gives up' in a fight.
Examples in context
- Ana, entrega tu trabajo antes de salir.Ana, turn in your paper before leaving.
- Señorita García, por favor, entregue su trabajo antes de marcharse.Miss Garcia, please turn in your paper before leaving.
- Les solicitamos que hagan entrega de su trabajo a más tardar el próximo viernes.We request that you turn in your paper no later than next Friday.
- Si terminas pronto, entrega tu trabajo al profesor.If you finish soon, turn in your paper to the teacher.
Example conversation
In a classroom before the bell rings.
- MaríaJavier, entrega tu trabajo ahora.Javier, turn in your paper now.
- JavierLo siento, María, ¿puedo entregarlo en cinco minutos?I'm sorry, María, can I turn it in in five minutes?
- MaríaNo, tienes que entregarlo ya.No, you have to turn it in right now.
- JavierEstá bien, aquí lo tienes.Okay, here it is.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries entrega, trabajo, tu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
