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How do you say "shallow" in Spanish?
superficial
In Spanish, "shallow" is superficial.
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Pronunciation
Pronounced soo-per-fee-see-AHL. Stress falls on the last syllable.
Grammar notes
Superficial is invariable for gender but changes in plural to superficiales.
Example sentence
El arroyo es superficial.
The stream is shallow.
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How to remember superficial
Superficial has super and ficial, like a super-fake or surface-level understanding.
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Questions about superficial
How do you say "shallow" in Spanish?
In Spanish, "shallow" is superficial. It is a noun.
How is superficial written in Spanish?
superficial is written using the standard Spanish script.
How is superficial used in a sentence?
Use superficial as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: El arroyo es superficial. (The stream is shallow.).
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