intención

/intenˈθjon/ · A2 · noun · f

purpose

🎯 intención = intention; English -tion becomes Spanish -ción

From Latin intentio, a stretching toward, from intendere (in + tendere, to stretch). Same root as tension and tend. English -tion nouns map to Spanish -ción and are feminine: la intención, la nación.

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