NOUN · SPANISH VOCABULARY
el deportista / la deportista
athlete
First introduced in Chapter 7 — 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 deportista / la deportista usually appears with a determiner such as un, una, el, la, or possessives, depending on context.
Example sentences
El deportista / la deportista es importante.Learning what "athlete" means helps me follow the chapter dialogues we study in class.
FAQ
What does el deportista / la deportista mean in Spanish?
athlete (introduced in Chapter 7 in Chapurra).
How do you use el deportista / la deportista 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 deportista / la deportista in?
Chapurra introduces it in Chapter 7. Open the chapter overview for the full lesson path.