English–Spanish
“grave” in Spanish
How to say “grave” in Spanish
“Grave” in Spanish is tumba.
Individual gravesite marked by a headstone.
Example sentences with tumba
Descubrieron una tumba antigua en las ruinas.
They discovered an ancient grave in the ruins.
Tips for using tumba
- Sepultura appears more in formal, legal, or ecclesiastical contexts, while tumba is the everyday term for a person's grave.
Other Spanish words for “grave”
Fui al sepulcro de mi abuelo.
I went to my grandfather's grave.
Cada año visito la sepultura de mi abuelo.
Every year I visit my grandfather's grave.