How to Say "respectively" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “respectively” is “respectivamente” — B1 level.
Examples
Juan y María tienen 10 y 12 años, respectivamente.
Juan and María are 10 and 12 years old, respectively.
Los premios de oro y plata fueron para España y Francia, respectivamente.
The gold and silver awards went to Spain and France, respectively.
Las capitales de Italia y Francia son Roma y París, respectivamente.
The capitals of Italy and France are Rome and Paris, respectively.
The 'One Size Fits All' Word
This word is an adverb, which means it never changes its ending. It doesn't matter if you are talking about men, women, or groups of things—it is always 'respectivamente'.
The Matching Rule
Use this word when you have two lists of items and you want to show that item #1 in the first list belongs with item #1 in the second list.
Using it with only one list
Mistake: “Mis hermanos se llaman Pedro y Luis respectivamente.”
Correction: Mis hermanos se llaman Pedro y Luis.
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