black

el negro

USAGE NOTE

This word may begin with a capital letter in the sense shown in 3).

"Black" in Spanish

black(

blahk

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (color)

a. el negro

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

She likes black; she says it looks professional.Le gusta el negro; dice que se ve profesional.

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).

adjective

2. (color)

a. negro

I love that black coat you wore yesterday.Me encanta el abrigo negro que tenías puesto ayer.

b. oscuro

The sky is black; I think it's going to rain.El cielo está oscuro; creo que va a llover.

3. (skin color)

a. negro

Barack Obama was the first Black president of the United States.Barack Obama fue el primer presidente negro de los Estados Unidos.

b. de color

The first black people came to the island in the 18th century.Las primeras personas de color llegaron a la isla durante el siglo dieciocho.

4. (soiled)

a. negro

Your hands are black. Go wash them!Tienes las manos negras. ¡Ve a lavártelas!

b. sucio

My boots were black after walking through the mud.Estaban sucias mis botas después de caminar por el lodo.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).

transitive verb

5. (to bruise)

a. poner morado

We were fighting, and the other guy punched me and blacked my eye.Nos estábamos pegando, y el otro tipo me dio un puñetazo y me puso el ojo morado.

6. (to polish)

a. lustrar

Outside the bar, a shoe shiner was blacking a man's shoes.En la puerta del bar, un limpiabotas le lustraba los zapatos a un señor.

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Conjugations

Participles

Present:	blacking
Past:	blacked

Indicative of "black"

	Present	Past	Future
I	black	blacked	will black
you	black	blacked	will black
he/she	blacks	blacked	will black
we	black	blacked	will black
you	black	blacked	will black
they	black	blacked	will black