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How to Say "entertaining" in Spanish

The Spanish word forentertainingis divertidoA1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

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AdjectiveA1
describing a show, book, or performance
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Examples

La película fue muy divertida.

The movie was very fun.

Mi amigo Pablo es muy divertido, siempre cuenta buenos chistes.

My friend Pablo is very funny, he always tells good jokes.

Tuvimos una fiesta divertida anoche.

We had a fun party last night.

Matching the Noun It Describes

This word must change its ending to agree with the person or thing it's describing. Use divertido for masculine things, divertida for feminine things, divertidos for plural masculine things, and divertidas for plural feminine things.

Using 'ser' (to be)

To say something is fun as a characteristic, you'll almost always use the verb ser. For example, 'El libro es divertido' (The book is fun) or 'Mis amigos son divertidos' (My friends are fun).

Forgetting to Change the Ending

Mistake:La clase de español es muy divertido.

Correction: La clase de español es muy divertid**a**. Because 'la clase' is a feminine word, the adjective needs to end in '-a' to match it.

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