el
/pɾofeˈsoɾ/
Translation
teacher, professor
Word origin
From Latin professor ('a public teacher'), from profiteri ('to declare publicly'), from pro ('forth') and fateri ('to confess, to declare').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- professor
- English cognates
- professor, profess, confess
Grammar
Examples
matemáticas conceptos.
The maths teacher explains concepts very well.
muchas .
My history teacher was very good and told us many things.
profesora .
The teacher arrived at class with all the books.
instituto.
I want to be an English teacher at secondary school.
.
I spoke with the teacher about my daughter's grades.
Used in
Grammar articles
(7)Spanish Articles: Definite vs Indefinite, Gender, Number, and When English Doesn't Use One
Spanish Causative Verbs: hacer, dejar, mandar + Infinitive (me hizo esperar, le hice arreglar el coche)
Spanish Prepositions: de, a, en, con, por, para and the Two Contractions
Spanish Preterite: hablé, comí, viví and the Big Irregular Group
Advanced Spanish Relative Pronouns: el que, el cual, lo cual and cuyo
Spanish Relative Pronouns: que, quien, lo que, donde and cuando
Ser vs Estar: The Two Spanish 'To Be' Verbs and When to Use Each
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