Today’s Spanish word of the day is “entre”.
It’s a preposition that usually means “between” or “among”.
The word “entre” can also be used to mean “what with” when referring to two things that complement each other, for example:
- Entre mi vecino tocando la batería y mi esposo roncando, no puedo dormir. – What with my neighbor playing drums and my husband snoring, I can’t sleep.
It can also be for phrases that follow the pattern of “the more/less x, the more/less y”, for example:
- Entre más estudias, más aprendes. – The more you study, the more you learn.
The word “entre” comes from Latin inter, which also meant “among” or “between”, and is a component of English words such as “interact”, “international” and “interval”.
Example sentences
El secreto queda entre nosotros.
The secret stays between us.
Está sentado entre sus padres.
He’s sitting between his parents.
La decisión no fue fácil entre tantas opciones.
The decision wasn’t easy among so many options.
Hay una conexión especial entre ellos.
There’s a special connection between them.
Elija entre estas dos opciones.
Choose between these two options.
