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abundante

adjectiveCEFR B2

What does “abundante” mean in English?

  1. existing or available in large quantities

Example sentences

  • Este año la cosecha de trigo ha sido especialmente abundante gracias a las lluvias primaverales.

    This year the wheat harvest has been especially abundant thanks to the spring rains.

  • Sirvieron una comida tan abundante que nadie pudo terminar el postre.

    They served such an abundant meal that nobody could finish the dessert.

How to use it

Abundante (adjective, invariable for gender, from abundar) means 'abundant' or 'plentiful'. Core B2 collocations: una cosecha abundante, lluvia abundante, una comida abundante. As an -nte adjective, the same form is used for masculine and feminine nouns.

Common mistake

Abundante is invariable for gender (una lluvia abundante, un recurso abundante) — don't add an -a ending; only the accompanying noun's article and agreement change.

Topics

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows Plan Curricular del Instituto Cervantes (Instituto Cervantes), B2 Nociones generales: cantidad y cuanti.