profesión
nounBeginnerHigh frequency
What does “profesión” mean in English?
profession
Example sentences
¿Cuál es tu profesión?
What is your profession?
Mi profesión es la enseñanza.
My profession is teaching.
Hay muchas profesiones diferentes.
There are many different professions.
How to use it
Profesión means 'profession' / 'occupation'. Feminine: la profesión. Plural profesiones drops the accent.
Common mistake
After ser for stating profession, you can omit the article: 'soy médico' (NOT 'soy un médico'). The article appears only with adjective: 'soy un médico bueno'.
Topics
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Reference
This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 3.