Today’s Spanish word of the day is “interesante”.
It’s an adjective meaning “interesting”. Like other adjectives ending in –e, it doesn’t change depending on gender.
The word “interesante” is related to the verb “interesar” (“to interest”) and the noun “interés” (“interest”), which come from Latin interesse, meaning “to be of importance”. The Latin word interesse was formed by combining the words inter (“between”) and esse “to be”, so something that was “interesting” was literally something that was between—perhaps something what was a shared interest between people.
Example sentences
Lo más interesante fue lo que no dijeron.
The most interesting part was what they didn’t say.
Es una persona interesante con muchas historias que contar.
He/She is an interesting person lots of stories to tell.
El profe me dijo que tenía “ideas interesantes” … no creo que fuera un piropo.
The teacher told me I had “interesting ideas”… I don’t think it was a compliment.
Sería interesante conocer tu opinión.
It would be interesting to know your opinion.
Aprender gramática puede ser interesante si lo conviertes en un juego.
Learning grammar can be interesting if you turn it into a game.
