How to Say "religious community" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “religious community” is “convento” — B1 level.
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nounB1
referring to the group of people living there
Examples
El antiguo convento ha sido transformado en un museo nacional.
The old convent has been transformed into a national museum.
Las monjas viven y rezan en el convento.
The nuns live and pray in the convent.
Es un convento de clausura, por lo que no reciben visitas.
It is a cloistered convent, so they do not receive visitors.
Gender of the word
'Convento' is a masculine noun because it ends in '-o'. You should always use 'el' or 'un' with it, even if only women live inside.
Don't change the ending for gender
Mistake: “La conventa”
Correction: El convento
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