adulto
nounBeginnerHigh frequency
What does “adulto” mean in English?
adult
Example sentences
Soy adulto.
I'm an adult.
Los adultos pagan más.
Adults pay more.
Es una decisión adulta.
It's a mature decision.
How to use it
Adulto means 'adult'. Masculine: el adulto. Feminine adulta. Used as adjective and noun. Plural adultos / adultas.
Common mistake
Adulto agrees with the subject's gender: adulto (male) / adulta (female) / adultos (mixed) / adultas (all-female).
Topics
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Reference
This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 1.