How to Say "presidential" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “presidential” is “presidencial” — B1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
La campaña presidencial fue muy larga este año.
The presidential campaign was very long this year.
El avión presidencial acaba de aterrizar.
The presidential plane has just landed.
Las elecciones presidenciales se celebran cada cuatro años.
Presidential elections are held every four years.
Gender-Neutral Ending
In Spanish, most adjectives that end in '-l' are the same for both masculine and feminine words. You don't need to change the ending to match the gender.
Plural Pattern
To make this word plural, add '-es' to the end. One presidential chair is 'la silla presidencial,' but two are 'las sillas presidenciales.'
Don't add an 'a' for feminine words
Mistake: “La banda presidenciala”
Correction: La banda presidencial. Even though 'banda' is feminine, words ending in -l don't change their ending for gender.
Pluralizing like English
Mistake: “Las elecciones presidencials”
Correction: Las elecciones presidenciales. In Spanish, you must add 'es' to words ending in a consonant, not just 's'.
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