NOUN · SPANISH VOCABULARY

el deportista / la deportista

athlete

First introduced in Chapter 7chapter 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.
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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.

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