Inklingo

serias

SEH-ryahsˈseɾjas

seriousAlso: reliable, grave

A young girl with a calm, focused, and non-smiling facial expression.

📝 In Action

Ellas son personas muy serias y trabajadoras.

A1

They are very serious and hardworking people.

Estamos enfrentando unas crisis serias este año.

B1

We are facing some serious crises this year.

Buscamos empresas serias para este proyecto.

B2

We are looking for reliable companies for this project.

Word Connections

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • alegres (cheerful)
  • divertidas (fun)
  • informales (informal)

Common Collocations

  • personas seriasserious people
  • cosas seriasserious matters
  • intenciones seriasserious intentions

you serialize

VerbC1regular arformal
Hands carefully arranging a series of colored blocks in a straight, orderly line.
gerundseriando
past Participleseriado
infinitiveseriar

📝 In Action

Si serias los documentos correctamente, será más fácil archivarlos.

C1

If you serialize the documents correctly, they will be easier to file.

Word Connections

Synonyms

  • secuenciar (to sequence)
  • ordenar (to order)

Subjunctive

Imperfect Subjunctive

yoseriara
seriaras
él/ella/ustedseriara
nosotrosseriáramos
vosotrosseriarais
ellos/ellas/ustedesseriaran

Present Subjunctive

yoserie
series
él/ella/ustedserie
nosotrosseriemos
vosotrosseriéis
ellos/ellas/ustedesserien

Indicative

Preterite

yoserié
seriaste
él/ella/ustedserió
nosotrosseriamos
vosotrosseriasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedesseriaron

Imperfect

yoseriaba
seriabas
él/ella/ustedseriaba
nosotrosseriábamos
vosotrosseriabais
ellos/ellas/ustedesseriaban

Present

yoserio
serias
él/ella/ustedseria
nosotrosseriamos
vosotrosseriáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesserian

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Quick Quiz: serias

Question 1 of 2

Which of these is the correct use of 'serias' as an adjective?

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👥 Word Family
🎵 Rhymes
materiasmiseriasferias
📚 Etymology

From the Latin word 'serius,' which described someone grave or in earnest. The verb 'seriar' comes from the later Latin word 'series,' meaning a row or succession.

First recorded: 13th century

Cognates (Related words)

English: seriousFrench: sérieux

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can I use 'serias' to describe a single person?

No, 'serias' is plural. To describe one woman, use 'seria'. To describe one man, use 'serio'.

Is 'seriar' a common verb?

Not at all. You will likely only see it in technical manuals or academic texts. In daily life, people use 'ordenar' or 'poner en serie'.