Character in Spanish 🇪🇸

Tip

Sometimes in english a fancy way to say character would be ‘personage’. simply swap the g for a j

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Tips to remember the word ‘personaje’:

1. Link ‘personaje’ to the English word ‘character’. They both have similar pronunciations at the start (‘per’ and ‘char’).
2. Remember that in Spanish, nouns ending with ‘-aje’ are often related to the English equivalent with ‘-er’, like ‘pasaje’ (passage) and ‘masaje’ (massage).
3. Visualize a character from a novel or a movie and think of that character as a ‘personaje’ to associate the term with the concept.

Explanations:

The word ‘personaje’ in Spanish refers to a character in a story, play, movie, or other narrative form. It is used to describe both fictional characters and representations of real people within these mediums.

Other words that mean the same thing:

1. ‘Carácter’ – This word can sometimes be used interchangeably with ‘personaje’ when discussing the role someone plays in a story or play, although ‘carácter’ also has additional meanings related to personality traits.
2. ‘Figura’ – This can refer to a character or an important person in a certain context, though it is less specific than ‘personaje’ and may also refer to a figure in the sense of a number or shape.

Alternate meanings like slang:

‘Personaje’ can be used colloquially to refer to a person who is remarkable, peculiar, or who has a strong personality. It can be used either positively or negatively to describe someone who stands out or is out of the ordinary.

Examples of sentences that use ‘personaje’:

1. “El personaje principal de la novela es un detective muy astuto.”
(The main character of the novel is a very clever detective.)

2. “En esta película, cada personaje tiene una historia de fondo compleja.”
(In this film, each character has a complex backstory.)

3. “Ese personaje histórico desempeñó un papel importante en la revolución.”
(That historical figure played an important role in the revolution.)

4. “Mi tío es todo un personaje en nuestro pueblo, siempre cuenta historias interesantes.”
(My uncle is quite a character in our town; he always tells interesting stories.)

5. “Los personajes secundarios también contribuyen mucho a la trama de la obra.”
(The supporting characters also contribute a lot to the plot of the work.)

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