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clase

nounBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “clase” mean in English?

  1. 1.class, lesson

    class, lesson (at school or language school)

  2. 2.type, kind

    type, kind (qué clase de música te gusta)

Example sentences

  • La clase empieza a las nueve.

    Class starts at nine.

  • Tengo clase de español los martes.

    I have Spanish class on Tuesdays.

  • Mi clase tiene veinte estudiantes.

    My class has twenty students.

How to use it

Clase means 'class' or 'lesson'. Feminine: la clase. Plural clases. Used for the period (la clase de español) and the group (mi clase).

Common mistake

For specific subjects say 'clase DE [subject]': 'clase de español', 'clase de matemáticas'. The de stays even before vowels.

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.