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How do you say "sentence" in Spanish?
la oración
In Spanish, "sentence" is la oración.
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Pronunciation
Give it a go as "la oración" - c before e or i gets that same soft 'th' sound; the accent tells you to stress the syllable with 'o'; "la" marks gender, not stress.
Grammar notes
la oración is feminine. Its plural is oraciones.
Example sentence
Escribió una frase corta en la pizarra.
She wrote a short sentence on the board.
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How to remember la oración
Say "oración" while pointing at (or imagining) a sentence - the physical gesture anchors the sound to the meaning.
Related words
- classroom el aula
- chalk la tiza
- exam el examen
- grade la nota
- homework los deberes
- lecture la conferencia
- lesson la lección
- diploma el diploma
- certificate el certificado
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Questions about la oración
How do you pronounce la oración?
Give it a go as "la oración" - c before e or i gets that same soft 'th' sound; the accent tells you to stress the syllable with 'o'; "la" marks gender, not stress.
Is la oración masculine or feminine?
la oración is feminine. la oración is feminine. Its plural is oraciones.
How is la oración used in Spanish?
la oración is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Escribió una frase corta en la pizarra. (She wrote a short sentence on the board.).
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