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estudiante

nounBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “estudiante” mean in English?

  1. student

Example sentences

  • Soy estudiante de español.

    I'm a Spanish student.

  • La estudiante levanta la mano.

    The (female) student raises her hand.

  • Hay treinta estudiantes en la clase.

    There are thirty students in the class.

How to use it

Estudiante means 'student'. Same form for both genders: el estudiante / la estudiante. Article distinguishes. Plural estudiantes.

Common mistake

Don't say 'estudianta' — estudiante is invariable for gender. Only the article (el / la) tells you the gender.

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.