Spanish Conversation · Level 86
60 words
Spanish word
determinación
Pronunciation
IPA/deteɾminaˈθjon/
Meaning
- feminine noundetermination
Example
Con determinación terminé el proyecto.
I finished the project with determination.
More examples
Para hablar en público se necesita determinación.
To speak in public you need determination.
Core concept
Steadfast will to persist until an objective is achieved.
Common phrases
tener determinación
have determination
actuar con determinación
act with determination
una determinación firme
a firm determination
Similar words
decisión: Choosing one option from several alternatives at a specific moment.
voluntad: Inner drive that motivates a person to take action.
empeño: Focused effort that concentrates energy on achieving a goal.
perseverancia: Steady continuation of effort over time despite obstacles.
Definition in Spanish
Firmeza en la decisión y la persistencia para llevar a cabo algo.
Word origin
It is derived from Latin determinare (de- + terminare 'to set a limit'), whose sense of fixing a boundary develops into settling on a decision and then into steady resolve.
Usage tips
- Determinación is frequently used to describe a personal quality or determined effort and therefore sounds stronger or slightly more formal than decisión for ordinary choices.
Other meanings
- resolutionnoun
- decisionnoun
Opposites
- indecisiónindecisionnoun
- dudadoubtnoun
Related words
- determinardetermineverb
- determinadodeterminedadjective