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corazón

nounBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “corazón” mean in English?

  1. heart

Example sentences

  • El corazón late rápido.

    The heart beats fast.

  • Te quiero con todo mi corazón.

    I love you with all my heart.

  • Tienes muchos corazones rotos.

    You have many broken hearts.

How to use it

Corazón means 'heart' (organ and metaphor). Masculine: el corazón. Plural corazones drops the accent. Common in affection: mi corazón ('my love').

Common mistake

Drop the accent in the plural: corazón → corazones. The stress shifts naturally to the penultimate syllable as the word grows.

Topics

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 8.