animal
nounCEFR A1High frequency
What does “animal” mean in English?
animal
Example sentences
El perro es un animal doméstico.
The dog is a domestic animal.
Hay muchos animales en el zoo.
There are many animals at the zoo.
Me gustan los animales.
I like animals.
How to use it
Animal means 'animal'. Masculine: el animal, los animales. The plural takes -es. Used as both a count noun and a generic category.
Common mistake
Plural is animales (with -es), not 'animals' or 'animales' without the e. Stress stays on the second-to-last syllable.