autobús

/autoˈβus/

el noun A1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
los autobuses

Meaning

  1. bus

    • Voy al trabajo en autobús.

      I go to work by bus.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

bus

bus is more colloquial, a shortened form; autobús is the standard, full word for "bus."

Similar in other languages

French

autobus

autobus is the French word for the same thing — both mean "bus."

French

bus

bus is the French word for the same thing — both mean "bus."

Practice

1 What does autobús mean?

2 Fill the gap: Voy al trabajo en ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches autobús?

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