How to Say "revolutionary" in Spanish
The most common Spanish word for “revolutionary” is “revolucionario” — use 'revolucionario' as an adjective when describing something that causes or represents a radical change, often in politics, society, or technology..
revolucionario
/ray-boh-loo-syoh-NAH-ryoh//reβoluθjoˈnaɾjo/
Examples
Este nuevo motor tiene un diseño revolucionario.
This new engine has a groundbreaking design.
Internet fue un invento revolucionario para la comunicación.
The internet was a revolutionary invention for communication.
Ella propuso unas ideas revolucionarias para mejorar la empresa.
She proposed some radical ideas to improve the company.
El joven se unió a los revolucionarios en la montaña.
The young man joined the revolutionaries in the mountains.
Gender and Number Agreement
This word changes its ending to match the thing it describes. Use 'revolucionario' for masculine singular items, 'revolucionaria' for feminine singular, and add an 's' for plurals.
Word Order
Like most Spanish adjectives that give a specific quality, this word usually follows the noun it describes, as in 'un método revolucionario'.
Person Nouns
When referring to a person, use 'el revolucionario' for a man and 'la revolucionaria' for a woman.
Ending for Plural Feminine
Mistake: “Las ideas revolucionarios.”
Correction: Las ideas revolucionarias. (Remember to match both the feminine 'a' and the plural 's'!)
Article Choice
Mistake: “Un revolucionario famoso fue Juana Azurduy.”
Correction: Una revolucionaria famosa fue Juana Azurduy. (Always use the feminine article and ending for women.)
revolucionario
/ray-boh-loo-syoh-NAH-ryoh//reβoluθjoˈnaɾjo/
Examples
El joven se unió a los revolucionarios en la montaña.
The young man joined the revolutionaries in the mountains.
Este nuevo motor tiene un diseño revolucionario.
This new engine has a groundbreaking design.
Internet fue un invento revolucionario para la comunicación.
The internet was a revolutionary invention for communication.
Ella propuso unas ideas revolucionarias para mejorar la empresa.
She proposed some radical ideas to improve the company.
Gender and Number Agreement
This word changes its ending to match the thing it describes. Use 'revolucionario' for masculine singular items, 'revolucionaria' for feminine singular, and add an 's' for plurals.
Word Order
Like most Spanish adjectives that give a specific quality, this word usually follows the noun it describes, as in 'un método revolucionario'.
Person Nouns
When referring to a person, use 'el revolucionario' for a man and 'la revolucionaria' for a woman.
Ending for Plural Feminine
Mistake: “Las ideas revolucionarios.”
Correction: Las ideas revolucionarias. (Remember to match both the feminine 'a' and the plural 's'!)
Article Choice
Mistake: “Un revolucionario famoso fue Juana Azurduy.”
Correction: Una revolucionaria famosa fue Juana Azurduy. (Always use the feminine article and ending for women.)
sandinista
/san-dee-NEES-tah//sandiˈnista/
Examples
El sandinista habló sobre el futuro de su país.
The Sandinista spoke about the future of his country.
Ella es una sandinista que participó en la revolución de 1979.
She is a Sandinista who participated in the 1979 revolution.
Muchos sandinistas se reunieron en la plaza principal.
Many Sandinistas gathered in the main square.
One ending for everyone
Words ending in '-ista' usually describe a person's profession or political belief. They don't change to an 'o' for men. It is always 'sandinista' whether you are talking about a man or a woman.
Lowercase for political groups
In English, we capitalize words like 'Democrat' or 'Sandinista.' In Spanish, names of political followers are written in lowercase unless they start a sentence.
Avoiding 'Sandinisto'
Mistake: “El hombre es un sandinisto.”
Correction: El hombre es un sandinista. (Words ending in -ista never change to -isto to match a male subject.)
Adjective vs. Noun 'Revolucionario'
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