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How to Say "installation" in Spanish

The Spanish word forinstallationis instalaciónA2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

English → SpanishA2
nounA2
the act of setting up equipment or software
A technician wearing a blue uniform installing a new washing machine in a bright laundry room.

Examples

La instalación del software tardó solo cinco minutos.

The software installation only took five minutes.

Necesitamos un técnico para la instalación del aire acondicionado.

We need a technician for the installation of the air conditioning.

The -ción Rule

Words that end in '-ción' are almost always feminine in Spanish. This means you should use 'la' or 'una' with them.

Missing Accent

Mistake:instalacion

Correction: instalación (with an accent on the 'o'). The accent is needed because the word stresses the very last syllable.

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