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ventana

nounBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “ventana” mean in English?

  1. window

Example sentences

  • Abre la ventana, hace calor.

    Open the window, it's hot.

  • La ventana da al jardín.

    The window faces the garden.

  • Cierro la ventana cuando llueve.

    I close the window when it rains.

How to use it

Ventana means 'window'. Feminine: la ventana. Standard for both buildings and computer screens.

Common mistake

For 'the window faces / overlooks X' use 'dar a': 'la ventana da al jardín'. The verb dar plus a + place forms this idiom.

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Reference

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