A decision or version can be final after an earlier provisional stage.

The idea

Definitivo agrees with its noun: definitiva, definitivos and definitivas are the other forms. It can also mean decisive.

Examples

  • La comisión publicará la decisión definitiva mañana.The committee will publish the final decision tomorrow.
  • Este borrador no es la versión definitiva del informe.This draft is not the final version of the report.
  • Todavía no tenemos una fecha definitiva para la mudanza.We still do not have a final date for the move.
  • Tras varios cambios, el equipo aprobó los planos definitivos.After several changes, the team approved the final plans.
  • Las respuestas definitivas llegarán después de la consulta.The final answers will arrive after the consultation.
  • Para Leo, aquella conversación fue definitiva: decidió cambiar de trabajo.For Leo, that conversation was decisive: he decided to change jobs.

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Watch out

Do not confuse definitivo with merely recent: it marks a settled result, not just the latest draft.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the correct form: La lista ___ ya está aprobada. (definitivo / definitiva)

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    definitiva

    definitiva agrees with the feminine singular list.

  2. Choose the correct form: Los horarios ___ se anunciarán el lunes. (definitivos / definitivas)

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    definitivos

    definitivos matches the masculine plural schedules.

  3. Choose the correct form: Las cifras ___ sustituyen a las provisionales. (definitivos / definitivas)

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    definitivas

    definitivas matches the feminine plural figures that replace provisional ones.

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