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How to Say "invasion" in Spanish

The Spanish word forinvasionis invasiónB1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

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nounB1
military or political attack
A storybook illustration showing a line of soldiers in simple uniforms marching across a green field towards a distant, walled city, symbolizing a military invasion.

Examples

El presidente condenó la invasión del territorio vecino.

The president condemned the invasion of the neighboring territory.

La historia recuerda la invasión de 1944 como un momento crucial.

History remembers the 1944 invasion as a crucial moment.

Nouns ending in -sión

Almost all nouns in Spanish that end in -sión (like televisión, decisión, or confusión) are feminine, so they use 'la' or 'una'.

Gender confusion

Mistake:El invasión

Correction: La invasión. Remember the -sión rule usually signals a feminine word.

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