NOUN · SPANISH VOCABULARY
el antepasado / la antepasada
ancestor
First introduced in Chapter 8 — chapter overview.
How to use this word
Noun · Grammatical gender is masculine (el …).
Build your sentence around the noun’s gender and number: pick articles and adjectives that match. el antepasado / la antepasada usually appears with a determiner such as un, una, el, la, or possessives, depending on context.
Example sentences
El antepasado / la antepasada es importante.Learning what "ancestor" means helps me follow the chapter dialogues we study in class.
FAQ
What does el antepasado / la antepasada mean in Spanish?
ancestor (introduced in Chapter 8 in Chapurra).
How do you use el antepasado / la antepasada in a sentence?
See the example cards above, then practice the chapter in Chapurra. Your textbook may add dialect notes your instructor prefers.
What chapter is el antepasado / la antepasada in?
Chapurra introduces it in Chapter 8. Open the chapter overview for the full lesson path.