Spanish word

fotografiar

Pronunciation

IPA/fotoɣɾaˈfjaɾ/

Meaning

  • verbtake a photo

Example

¿Puedes fotografiar esto?

Can you take a photo of this?

Illustration for fotografiar (take a photo)

More examples

Voy a fotografiar el atardecer.

I'm going to photograph the sunset.

Core concept

A camera capturing the light of a moment on film or a digital sensor.

Common phrases

  • fotografiar en blanco y negro

    photograph in black and white

  • fotografiar un retrato

    photograph a portrait

  • fotografiar momentos

    photograph moments

Similar words

tomar: Operates a camera or phone to take a photo, emphasizing the act of triggering the shutter.
sacar: Takes a picture in casual speech, a colloquial verb common in everyday conversation.

Definition in Spanish

Registrar visualmente, mediante una cámara, un momento o un sujeto para conservarlo en forma de fotografía.

Word origin

The verb is derived by verbalizing fotografía (from Greek roots phōtós 'light' and graphḗ 'writing') with the Spanish -ar ending to mean 'to make a photograph'.

Usage tips

  • When the object is a person Spanish uses the personal a, as in fotografiar a alguien, and fotografiar commonly appears in press or technical descriptions.

Other meanings

  • shoot photosverb

Related words

  • fotógrafophotographernoun
  • fotografiadophotographedadjective

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