Breakdown of Este curso he aprobado Matemáticas.
este
this (m.sg., also esta, estos, estas, esto)
haber
to have (auxiliary)
aprobar
to pass (an exam) / to pass (a law); to approve (a plan, a budget)
las matemáticas
math
el curso
the course (of study), the school year
Questions & Answers about Este curso he aprobado Matemáticas.
Why does curso mean "school year" here instead of "course"?
In Spanish, curso can mean a training course, but in a standard educational context, it frequently refers to the entire academic year (short for curso escolar). If you want to talk about a specific subject like math or history, the word is asignatura.
Why do we use the present perfect (he aprobado) instead of the simple past (aprobé)?
In Spain, the present perfect (he aprobado) is used when the time period you are talking about is not finished yet. Because the speaker says Este curso (This school year), the year is still ongoing, making the present perfect the right choice.
Does aprobar mean "to approve"?
Why is Matemáticas capitalized and used without the word "las"?
In Spanish, the names of academic subjects are treated like proper nouns and are capitalized. You also don't need the word las (the) in front of it here because you are just naming the subject you passed.
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