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azul

adjectiveBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “azul” mean in English?

  1. blue

Example sentences

  • El cielo es azul.

    The sky is blue.

  • La camisa es azul.

    The shirt is blue.

  • Los ojos azules son bonitos.

    Blue eyes are pretty.

How to use it

Azul means 'blue'. Ends in a consonant, so it has no separate masculine/feminine form (azul / azul). For plural, add -es: azules.

Common mistake

Don't try to make azul agree with gender — it stays the same for masc. and fem. singular. Only plural changes (azules).

Topics

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 4.