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verde

adjectiveBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “verde” mean in English?

  1. green

Example sentences

  • La hierba es verde.

    The grass is green.

  • El árbol es verde.

    The tree is green.

  • Las hojas verdes caen en otoño.

    The green leaves fall in autumn.

How to use it

Verde means 'green'. Ends in -e, so it does not change for gender: verde / verde. Plural adds -s: verdes.

Common mistake

Verde does not become 'verda' for feminine — words ending in -e stay the same across genders.

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.