Word
Reprobé solo una materia el año pasado porque no estudié con un plan claro.
Meaning
I failed only one subject last year because I didn’t study with a clear plan.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Reprobé solo una materia el año pasado porque no estudié con un plan claro.
yo
I
con
with
porque
because
el año
the year
Questions & Answers about Reprobé solo una materia el año pasado porque no estudié con un plan claro.
What exactly does reprobé mean, and what form is it?
Reprobé means “I failed” (a class / subject / exam).
Grammatically:
- The infinitive is reprobar = to fail (an exam, class, course).
- Reprobé is first person singular, preterite (simple past): I failed.
- Pattern: reprobar → reprobé (similar to probar → probé).
So reprobé solo una materia = I failed only one subject.
Is reprobar the usual verb for “to fail a class” in Latin America? What about suspender?
In most of Latin America, reprobar is the common verb for failing a class, test, or subject:
- Reprobar un examen / una materia / un curso = to fail an exam / a subject / a course.
In Spain, people often say suspender instead:
- Suspendí el examen = I failed the exam (Spain).
In Latin America, suspender is understood but less common in this sense; reprobar sounds more natural there for school-related failure.
Why is solo written without an accent here? I’ve seen sólo too.