entusiasta

enthusiastic

adjective en-too-SYAHS-tah Rare

Also means

eager

Usage Note

Entusiasta is one of the adjectives that does NOT change for gender — the same form is used before masculine and feminine nouns: un alumno entusiasta, una alumna entusiasta. It can also function as a noun: un entusiasta del jazz (a jazz enthusiast). Derived from entusiasmo, which comes from Greek enthousiasmos (divine inspiration). The plural is entusiastas.

Examples

"Los estudiantes son muy entusiastas en clase."

Natural Translation

The students are very enthusiastic in class.

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