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"Asiento" is a form of "asiento", a noun which is often translated as "seat". "Butaca" is a noun which is often translated as "armchair". Learn more about the difference between "asiento" and "butaca" below.
el asiento(
ah
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syehn
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toh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
2. (position)
a. seat
Hay un asiento vacante en el Consejo de Administración.There is a vacant seat on the Board of Directors.
3. (submission)
a. entry
Los últimos asientos en el diario del criminal son preocupantes.The recent journal entries of the criminal are disturbing.
la butaca(
boo
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tah
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kah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (furniture)
a. armchair
De niña, mi abuelo me leía cuentos de hadas sentado en su butaca.As a young girl, my grandfather would read me fairy tales sitting in his armchair.
b. easy chair
Mi papá parece estar pegado a su butaca los domingos.My dad seems to be glued to his easy chair on Sundays.
