ruego

/ˈrweɣo/

el noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

plural
los ruegos

Meaning

  1. plea

    • Escuchó su ruego.

      He heard her plea.

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

súplica

ruego is more a formal request or plea; súplica is more an emotional, imploring plea.

Practice

1 What does ruego mean?

2 Fill the gap: Escuchó su ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ruego?

noun

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