How to Say "to grade" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “to grade” is “calificar” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
El profesor todavía tiene que calificar nuestros exámenes de historia.
The teacher still has to grade our history exams.
Me calificaron con un ocho en el proyecto final.
They gave me a score of eight on the final project.
Es difícil calificar el desempeño de un artista.
It is difficult to score an artist's performance.
The 'C' to 'QU' Swap
When 'c' is followed by 'e' in Spanish, it sounds like an 's' or 'th'. To keep the hard 'k' sound in the past tense (Preterite) 'I' form, we change 'c' to 'qu': 'califiqué' instead of 'calificé'.
Spelling the Past Tense
Mistake: “Yo calificé la tarea.”
Correction: Yo califiqué la tarea. Always use 'qu' before 'e' to keep that hard 'k' sound from the original word.
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