Explore standards for decisions and the judgment used to make them.
The idea
The masculine noun el criterio or un criterio means criterion or judgment; its plural is los criterios.
Examples
- El criterio principal es la seguridad.The main criterion is safety.
- La comisión definió criterios de selección.The committee defined selection criteria.
- Aplicamos el mismo criterio a cada solicitud.We apply the same criterion to each application.
- La directora actuó con buen criterio.The director exercised good judgment.
- Según mi criterio, conviene esperar.In my judgment, it is best to wait.
- Los criterios deben ser transparentes.The criteria must be transparent.
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Watch out
A criterion is a standard for deciding, whereas judgment is the ability or opinion used in deciding.
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Choose: ___ criterio parece justo. (El / La)
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El
El agrees with the masculine singular noun.
Choose: La entidad estableció dos ___. (criterios / criterio)
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criterios
criterios is plural after two.
Choose: La norma para elegir es un ___. (criterio / resultado)
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criterio
criterio names the standard used to select.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Spanish sentences where available. We keep your score.
Choose: ___ criterio parece justo. (El / La)
Choose: La entidad estableció dos ___. (criterios / criterio)
Choose: La norma para elegir es un ___. (criterio / resultado)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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