Explore how to propose and test an explanation.
The idea
La hipótesis and una hipótesis are feminine; the plural is las hipótesis.
Examples
- El informe plantea una hipótesis nueva.The report proposes a new hypothesis.
- El equipo contrastó la hipótesis con los datos.The team tested the hypothesis against the data.
- Dos hipótesis explican el cambio observado.Two hypotheses explain the observed change.
- La hipótesis inicial necesita más pruebas.The initial hypothesis needs more evidence.
- La reunión permitió revisar varias hipótesis.The meeting made it possible to reconsider several hypotheses.
- Sin observaciones, esa hipótesis sigue sin comprobarse.Without observations, that hypothesis remains untested.
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A hypothesis is tentative, so it is not automatically a proven conclusion. Its plural has the same spelling as the singular.
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Choose: ___ hipótesis explica el fenómeno. (La / El)
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La
La agrees with the feminine singular noun.
Choose: El comité evaluó dos ___. (hipótesis / hipótesises)
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hipótesis
hipótesis stays unchanged after the number two.
Choose: Una explicación provisional es una ___. (hipótesis / conclusión)
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hipótesis
hipótesis names the provisional explanation.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Spanish sentences where available. We keep your score.
Choose: ___ hipótesis explica el fenómeno. (La / El)
Choose: El comité evaluó dos ___. (hipótesis / hipótesises)
Choose: Una explicación provisional es una ___. (hipótesis / conclusión)
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