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pájaro

nounBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “pájaro” mean in English?

  1. bird

Example sentences

  • Hay un pájaro en el árbol.

    There's a bird in the tree.

  • Los pájaros cantan al amanecer.

    Birds sing at dawn.

  • Tengo un pájaro como mascota.

    I have a bird as a pet.

How to use it

Pájaro means 'bird' (masculine). Carries an accent on the first á to mark stress on the antepenultimate syllable. Plural pájaros (accent stays).

Common mistake

The accent on pájaro is required — without it the stress would shift wrongly. Stress on the first syllable: PA-ja-ro.

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.