herramienta

/eramˈjenta/

la noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

plural
las herramientas

Meaning

  1. tool

    • Necesito una herramienta.

      I need a tool.

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

implemento

herramienta is the everyday word for "tool"; implemento is more formal or technical, like an agricultural or industrial implement.

Similar in other languages

German

Werkzeug

Werkzeug is the German word for the same thing — both mean "tool."

Portuguese

ferramenta

ferramenta is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "tool."

Practice

1 What does herramienta mean?

2 Fill the gap: Necesito una ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches herramienta?

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