carpintero
nounBeginner
What does “carpintero” mean in English?
carpenter
carpenter (masc)
Example sentences
El carpintero hace muebles.
The carpenter makes furniture.
Mi padre es carpintero.
My father is a carpenter.
Los carpinteros trabajan con madera.
Carpenters work with wood.
How to use it
Carpintero means 'carpenter'. Masculine: el carpintero. Feminine carpintera. Plural carpinteros / carpinteras.
Common mistake
Carpinteros is the standard plural. Don't worry about gender when speaking generally about the profession ('los carpinteros' includes any gender by default).
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.