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elefante

nounBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “elefante” mean in English?

  1. elephant

Example sentences

  • El elefante es el animal más grande.

    The elephant is the largest animal.

  • Hay elefantes en África.

    There are elephants in Africa.

  • Vimos un elefante en el zoo.

    We saw an elephant at the zoo.

How to use it

Elefante means 'elephant'. Same form for both genders (el elefante / la elefante), though in practice elefante is treated as masculine. Plural elefantes.

Common mistake

Stress on the third syllable: e-le-FAN-te. Spelling: elefante with one l, not 'ellephante' or 'elefant'.

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 1.