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oveja

nounBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “oveja” mean in English?

  1. sheep

Example sentences

  • La oveja tiene lana blanca.

    The sheep has white wool.

  • Hay cien ovejas en el campo.

    There are a hundred sheep in the field.

  • La oveja y el carnero son ovinos.

    The ewe and the ram are ovines.

How to use it

Oveja means 'sheep' (feminine). Plural ovejas. The masculine equivalent for 'ram' is carnero, a separate word.

Common mistake

English 'sheep' is the same in singular and plural; Spanish pluralises normally to ovejas. Don't say 'una sheep' — say 'una oveja'.

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Reference

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