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videos

BEE-de-ohs

nounmA1
videos?moving image recordings
Also:clips?short segments of media,footage?recorded material

📝 In Action

Me pasé la tarde viendo videos de gatos en internet.

A1

I spent the afternoon watching cat videos on the internet.

¿Viste los videos que subieron de la protesta de ayer?

A2

Did you see the videos they uploaded from yesterday's protest?

Para el proyecto final, tuvimos que editar varios videos y añadir subtítulos.

B1

For the final project, we had to edit several videos and add subtitles.

Word Connections

Synonyms

  • grabaciones (recordings)
  • cortometrajes (short films)

Common Collocations

  • videos viralesviral videos
  • subir videosto upload videos
  • hacer videosto make videos

💡 Grammar Points

Masculine Plural

Even though this word ends in '-s', remember that the original word 'video' is masculine. So, always use the masculine plural article 'los' (the) or adjectives that end in '-os' with it.

❌ Common Pitfalls

Incorrect Gender

Mistake: "Las videos son interesantes."

Correction: Los videos son interesantes. 'Video' is masculine, so the article must be 'los'.

⭐ Usage Tips

Modern Use

This word is used for any kind of recorded moving image, from short social media clips to professionally produced content. It's a universal term.

✏️ Quick Practice

💡 Quick Quiz: videos

Question 1 of 1

Which sentence correctly uses 'videos'?

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Word Family

video(video (singular)) - noun

Frequently Asked Questions

Does 'videos' mean the same thing in Spanish as it does in English?

Yes, absolutely! It means the exact same thing: recorded moving images. It's one of those easy words that Spanish borrowed directly from English.

How do I pronounce the 'v' in 'videos'?

In Spanish, the 'v' sound is usually pronounced like a soft 'b', especially at the beginning of a word. It sounds like 'BEE-de-ohs'.