How to Say "diplomatically" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “diplomatically” is “políticamente” — B1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
El país está políticamente dividido tras las elecciones.
The country is politically divided after the elections.
No es políticamente correcto decir eso hoy en día.
It is not politically correct to say that nowadays.
Ella manejó la situación muy políticamente para no crear conflictos.
She handled the situation very diplomatically to avoid creating conflicts.
How it's built
This word is made by taking the feminine form of the adjective 'político' (which is 'política') and adding '-mente' to the end to describe 'how' something is done.
The Accent Mark Rule
Notice that 'política' has an accent mark. When we add '-mente' to make it an adverb, the original accent mark stays exactly where it was.
The 'O' vs 'A' mistake
Mistake: “políticomanente”
Correction: políticamente. Always use the feminine ('a') version of the adjective before adding '-mente'.
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