/inteɾeˈsante/
Translation
interesting, intriguing
Word origin
From interesar ('to interest'), from Latin interesse ('to concern, matter'), literally 'to be between', from inter ('between') plus esse ('to be').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- interesse
- English cognates
- interest, interesting
Grammar
Examples
conferencia muchisimas .
The conference was very interesting and I learned a great many new things.
propuesta merece .
There is an interesting proposal on the table that deserves attention.
, .
How interesting, I had never thought about the problem from that angle.
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I met a very interesting woman on the train.
, ubicación convence.
The price is appealing, but the location does not convince me.
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Grammar articles
(6)Spanish Adjective Agreement: Endings, Position, and the Shortened Pre-Nominal Set
Spanish Adjective Suffixes: -oso, -able, -ante, -al (famoso, aceptable, cultural)
Spanish Comparatives: más que, menos que, tan como and the Four Irregulars
Spanish Conditional: the 'Would' Tense, me gustaría and Polite Requests
Spanish Relative Pronouns: que, quien, lo que, donde and cuando
Spanish Word Order: SVO, Pro-Drop and the Five Rules That Cover 90% of Sentences
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