Champions and records
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| el campeón, la campeona | champion |
| mundial | world (adjective) |
| femenino | feminine; women's |
| la bandera | flag |
| la pasión | passion |
| activo | active |
Campeón changes for a woman, and the written accent disappears in the feminine and the plural: la campeona, los campeones.
| The champion has won three medals. | La campeona ha ganado tres medallas. |
| Our team has been champion this year. | Nuestro equipo ha sido campeón este año. |
Mundial, the adjective of el mundo
Mundial goes after the noun and has one form for both genders: el récord mundial, la Segunda Guerra Mundial. With champions you also hear del mundo: el campeón del mundo means the same as el campeón mundial.
| The athlete has the world record. | La atleta tiene el récord mundial. |
| My grandfather lived through the Second World War. | Mi abuelo vivió la Segunda Guerra Mundial. |
Women's sport
In sport, femenino means women's. It goes after the noun and agrees with it.
| Women's football has more and more fans. | El fútbol femenino tiene cada vez más aficionados. |
| Spain won the women's football world championship. | España ganó el campeonato mundial de fútbol femenino. |
With passion
Like almost every noun in -ión, la pasión is feminine (el avión is one of the few exceptions). Con pasión is with passion.
| Football is his passion. | El fútbol es su pasión. |
| The fans sing with a lot of passion. | Los aficionados cantan con mucha pasión. |
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