capital

The Spanish word 'capital' can have several English meanings based on its usage. It could refer to 'capital' as in a city that serves as the seat of government for a country or state, like 'Madrid' is the capital of Spain. It can also mean 'capital' in an economic context, referring to wealth in the form of money or property, used or accumulated in a business by a person, partnership, or corporation. Moreover, 'capital' might also refer to a capital letter in the context of writing or typography. Its exact English equivalent would therefore depend on its contextual usage in a sentence.

Example sentences using: capital

La capital de España es Madrid.

The capital of Spain is Madrid.

This sentence is used to state that the capital city of Spain is Madrid. In Spanish, 'La capital de España' translates directly to 'The capital of Spain', and 'es' is used for the verb 'is'.

El capital inicial fue de cien dólares.

The initial capital was one hundred dollars.

This sentence is used when talking about finances, where 'capital' is used to denote financial resources. 'inicial' translates to 'initial', 'fue de' to 'was' and 'cien dólares' to 'one hundred dollars'.

El capital humano es valioso para la empresa.

Human capital is valuable to the company.

In this sentence, 'capital humano' refers to the value of human resources or employees in an organization. 'Es valioso para la empresa' means 'is valuable to the company.'