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negro

adjectiveBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “negro” mean in English?

  1. black

Example sentences

  • El gato es negro.

    The cat is black.

  • La camiseta negra es elegante.

    The black shirt is elegant.

  • Tengo zapatos negros.

    I have black shoes.

How to use it

Negro means 'black'. Ends in -o, agrees with the noun: negro, negra, negros, negras. Generally placed after the noun (el gato negro).

Common mistake

Place the colour after the noun: 'el gato negro', not 'el negro gato' (which would sound poetic or strange).

Topics

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 4.