tema

topic, subject

noun TEH-mah Common

Origin: From Greek 'thema' via Latin.

Also means

theme

Usage Note

Tema is masculine despite ending in -a, a pattern shared with many Greek-origin words (problema, sistema, programa). The plural is temas. In music and film it can mean a 'theme' or 'track'. The adjective temático/a means 'thematic'. Learners often wrongly assign it feminine gender.

Examples

"El tema de la conferencia es muy interesante."

Natural Translation

The topic of the conference is very interesting.

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