No. 319 in Spanish
construcción
"Construcción" means "construction" or "building."
In a sentence
La construcción de ese edificio tomará dos años.
The construction of that building will take two years.
In this sentence, 'construcción' refers to the physical process of constructing a building.
La construcción de frases en español puede ser sencilla con práctica.
The construction of sentences in Spanish can be simple with practice.
Here, 'construcción' is used metaphorically to describe the formulation or arrangement of words into phrases.
Esa construcción gramatical no es común en el lenguaje cotidiano.
That grammatical construction is not common in everyday language.
In this instance, 'construcción' refers to the specific way words are structured to form grammar patterns.
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