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semana

week

noun seh-MAH-nah Common

Origin: From Latin septimana (a period of seven days), derived from septem (seven).

Usage Note

Semana is feminine. La semana pasada (last week) and la semana que viene / la semana próxima (next week) are the standard expressions. Fin de semana (weekend) is a set phrase. Days of the week in Spanish are masculine: el lunes, el martes, etc., and they take no capital letter.

Examples

"Esta semana tengo mucho trabajo."

Natural Translation

This week I have a lot of work.

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