No. 12,469 in Spanish
mayúscula
"Mayúscula" means "uppercase letter" in English.
In a sentence
La palabra comenzaba con una letra mayúscula.
The word started with a capital letter.
Here, 'mayúscula' describes a type of letter format, specifically uppercase.
Es importante poner siempre la mayúscula al inicio de los nombres propios.
It is important to always use a capital letter at the beginning of proper nouns.
In this context, 'la mayúscula' refers to the concept of uppercase letters as a grammatical rule.
Escribe tu apellido con mayúsculas, por favor.
Write your last name in capital letters, please.
Here, 'con mayúsculas' means 'in uppercase letters,' indicating a specific case for writing.
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