Spanish word

excepto

Pronunciation

IPA/eksˈθepto/

Meaning

  • prepositionexcept

Example

El museo está abierto todos los días, excepto el lunes.

The museum is open every day except Monday.

Illustration for excepto (except)

More examples

Todos participan en la actividad, excepto los niños.

Everyone participates in the activity, except the children.

Core concept

An item left out of a group.

Common phrases

  • excepto el lunes

    except Monday

  • excepto los niños

    except the children

  • excepto que

    except that

Similar words

salvo: Leaves a particular person or thing out of a general rule, naming it as an exception.
menos: Removes an amount or item from a total or range, implying subtraction.
a excepción de: Officially names a specific exception, excluding that person or thing from a rule.
fuera de: Designates something as outside a boundary, range, or collection.

Definition in Spanish

Marca una excepción dentro de un conjunto, señalando que un elemento no se incluye en lo descrito.

Word origin

From Latin exceptus, the past participle of excipere (ex- 'out' + capere 'take'), meaning 'taken out' and now used to mean 'excluded'.

Usage tips

  • When excluding a person, many speakers add the personal a (excepto a Juan), though some speakers omit it (excepto Juan).

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