Spanish Conversation · Level 4
87 words
Spanish word
uno
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈuno/
Meaning
- numberone
Example
Hay uno en la mesa.
There is one on the table.
More examples
En ese puesto, vendieron uno de cada dos boletos.
At that stall, they sold one in every two tickets.
Core concept
One unit singled out from a group.
Common phrases
uno de cada dos
one in every two
por cada uno
for every one
Similar words
un: One placed before a masculine noun to count or specify that noun.
una: One placed before a feminine noun to count or specify that noun.
primero: Ordinal first indicating the initial position in a sequence.
Definition in Spanish
Cardinal que señala una unidad singular; usado en el conteo, como respuesta numérica por sí solo y como pronombre indefinido; delante de sustantivos masculinos se apocopa a «un».
Word origin
Spanish uno comes from Latin unus, with the final -s lost or weakened in Old Spanish, and ultimately derives from the Indo-European numeral *oinos.
Usage tips
- When the numeral stands alone in an answer it appears as uno, but before masculine nouns it apocopes to un and also shortens in forms like veintiún.