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B1 adjective #3,000 الأكثر شيوعاً 6 دقيقة للقراءة

tolerante

At the A1 level, 'tolerante' is a useful word to describe people. You can use it in simple sentences like 'Mi amigo es tolerante'. It helps you talk about personality traits. Even though it's a B1 word, you can learn it early because it's very similar to the English word 'tolerant'. Remember that it doesn't change for boys or girls—it's always 'tolerante'.
At the A2 level, you can start using 'tolerante' with the preposition 'con'. For example, 'Mis padres son tolerantes con mis amigos'. You can use it to describe your community or your school. It's a great word to use when you are comparing people: 'Mi profesor de español es más tolerante que mi profesor de matemáticas'.
At the B1 level, you should understand the nuance of 'tolerante'. It's not just being nice; it's about respecting different opinions. You can use it in more complex sentences with connectors like 'aunque' (although). For example: 'Aunque no está de acuerdo, es muy tolerante con mi decisión'. You should also be able to use the noun 'la tolerancia'.
At the B2 level, you can use 'tolerante' in formal debates and essays. You might discuss 'una sociedad tolerante' or 'políticas tolerantes'. You should distinguish it from 'permisivo' or 'condescendiente'. You can also use it in the context of 'tolerancia cero' (zero tolerance), which is a common phrase in news and law.
At the C1 level, you use 'tolerante' to discuss philosophical or political concepts. You might explore the 'paradoja de la tolerancia' (the paradox of tolerance). You can use it with a wide range of adverbs to show precision, such as 'notablemente tolerante' or 'escasamente tolerante'. You understand its use in historical contexts regarding religious or ideological shifts.
At the C2 level, 'tolerante' is part of your sophisticated vocabulary for analyzing social dynamics. You can use it in academic writing or high-level diplomacy. You might use it to critique the limits of tolerance in a pluralistic society. Your usage is indistinguishable from a native speaker, including the use of related idiomatic expressions and subtle connotations.
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  • Tolerante means being open-minded and respectful of differences.
  • It is a gender-neutral adjective in Spanish, ending in -e.
  • Commonly used with the verb 'ser' and the preposition 'con'.
  • Essential for describing personality, social values, and political climates.

The Spanish adjective tolerante is a cornerstone of social harmony and personal character. At its core, it describes an individual or a system that demonstrates a willingness to allow the existence of opinions, beliefs, or behaviors that one does not necessarily agree with or like. Unlike 'acceptance,' which might imply a full embrace of an idea, tolerancia is often about the space between disagreement and prohibition. It is the bridge that allows diverse societies to function without constant friction. In a linguistic sense, it functions similarly to its English cognate 'tolerant,' but carries a specific weight in Spanish-speaking cultures where social cohesion and family unity are paramount. When you call someone tolerante, you are often complimenting their maturity and their ability to remain calm in the face of diversity.

Core Concept
The capacity to endure or permit something without interference.
Social Application
Essential for multicultural environments and democratic discourse.
Personal Attribute
A trait associated with open-mindedness and emotional intelligence.

Es fundamental ser tolerante con las tradiciones de otros países cuando viajamos.

— Example of cultural tolerance.

Historically, the word derives from the Latin tolerantia, meaning 'endurance' or 'patience.' In modern Spanish, this endurance has evolved into a proactive respect. It is not just 'putting up with' someone; it is the active decision to grant them the right to their own perspective. This distinction is vital for B1 learners: being tolerante is seen as a positive, active virtue, whereas being 'permisivo' (permissive) might sometimes carry a negative connotation of lacking boundaries.

Un profesor tolerante escucha todas las dudas de sus alumnos, por muy simples que sean.

In political contexts, tolerante is often used to describe regimes or leaders who permit dissent. In medical contexts, though less common as an adjective for people, the related verb tolerar is used for how a body reacts to a drug. However, as a personality trait, it remains one of the most respected qualities in the Hispanic world, often linked to the concept of 'buena educación' (good upbringing/manners).

Nuestra sociedad es cada vez más tolerante con la diversidad funcional.

Synonym Note
'Abierto' (open) is often used interchangeably in casual speech.
Antonym Note
'Intolerante' is the direct opposite and carries a strong negative charge.

Mi abuelo es muy tolerante; nunca juzga a nadie por su apariencia.

Debemos ser tolerantes ante las críticas constructivas.

Using tolerante correctly requires understanding its grammatical behavior and the prepositions that usually follow it. As an adjective ending in '-e', it does not change for gender, which simplifies its use for learners. However, it must agree in number with the noun it modifies (tolerante for singular, tolerantes for plural).

  • With the verb 'Ser': We almost always use 'ser' because tolerance is viewed as an inherent personality trait or a permanent characteristic. "Él es tolerante."
  • Prepositions: The most common preposition to follow tolerante is 'con' (with). For example: "Soy tolerante con mis hijos." (I am tolerant with my children). Occasionally, you might see 'ante' (in the face of) when referring to situations: "Tolerante ante la adversidad."

In terms of placement, like most descriptive adjectives in Spanish, it usually follows the noun: "un jefe tolerante". Placing it before the noun ("un tolerante jefe") is rare and sounds highly poetic or archaic. It can also be used as a substantive in some contexts, though it's more common to use 'una persona tolerante'.

When comparing levels of tolerance, use standard comparative structures: "más tolerante que" or "menos tolerante que". To intensify it, you can use "muy tolerante", "sumamente tolerante", or the superlative "tolerantísimo" (though this is less common than 'muy').

You will encounter tolerante in a variety of settings, ranging from the dinner table to the halls of government. In daily life, parents often discuss how tolerantes they should be with their teenagers' new habits. In the workplace, human resources departments emphasize the need for a clima laboral tolerante to foster innovation and inclusion.

In the news and media, the word is frequently used in debates about religious freedom, immigration, and LGBTQ+ rights. Journalists might describe a city as 'una metrópolis tolerante' to highlight its diversity. In literature, characters are often defined by their degree of tolerance, serving as a litmus test for their moral standing. You will also hear it in educational settings, where 'educar en la tolerancia' (educating in tolerance) is a standard pedagogical goal in many Spanish-speaking countries.

One of the most frequent errors for English speakers is attempting to change the gender of the word. Since many Spanish adjectives end in -o or -a, learners often mistakenly say "una mujer toleranta". Remember: -e adjectives are gender-neutral.

Another mistake is confusing tolerante with permisivo. While they overlap, permisivo often implies a lack of discipline or 'letting things slide' that shouldn't be let slide. Tolerante is generally a positive trait of character, whereas permisivo can be a criticism of a parent or authority figure.

Lastly, be careful with the preposition. English speakers might try to use 'of' (de), saying "tolerante de". In Spanish, the standard is "con". "Soy tolerante con el ruido" is correct; "tolerante del ruido" sounds like a direct translation from English and is less natural.

While tolerante is a specific term, several synonyms can help you add variety to your Spanish. Respetuoso (respectful) is the closest cousin, often used when the focus is on the treatment of others. Comprensivo (understanding) is used when the tolerance stems from empathy or an effort to understand someone's situation.

Abierto or de mente abierta (open-minded) is a more colloquial way to describe someone who is tolerante towards new ideas. On the more formal side, transigente refers to someone willing to yield or compromise, which is a specific type of tolerance. Conversely, indulgente suggests a level of kindness or mercy in one's tolerance, often used by superiors towards subordinates.

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1

Mi hermano es muy tolerante.

My brother is very tolerant.

Adjective follows the noun and verb 'ser'.

2

Ella es una persona tolerante.

She is a tolerant person.

'Tolerante' does not change for gender.

3

Nosotros somos tolerantes.

We are tolerant.

Plural form adds -s.

4

Mi gato no es tolerante con los perros.

My cat is not tolerant with dogs.

Negative 'no' goes before the verb.

5

El profesor es tolerante.

The teacher is tolerant.

Used with 'ser' for a personality trait.

6

Soy tolerante.

I am tolerant.

First person singular of 'ser'.

7

Tus amigos son tolerantes.

Your friends are tolerant.

Possessive 'tus' matches plural 'amigos'.

8

¿Eres tolerante?

Are you tolerant?

Question structure in Spanish.

1

Mis padres son tolerantes con mi música.

My parents are tolerant of my music.

Use 'con' for 'tolerant of/with'.

2

Es importante ser tolerante en la escuela.

It is important to be tolerant in school.

Infinitive 'ser' after 'es importante'.

3

No soy muy tolerante con el ruido.

I am not very tolerant of noise.

Adverb 'muy' modifies the adjective.

4

Ella es más tolerante que su hermana.

She is more tolerant than her sister.

Comparative 'más... que'.

5

Buscamos un compañero de piso tolerante.

We are looking for a tolerant roommate.

Adjective describes the desired noun.

6

En mi ciudad, la gente es tolerante.

In my city, people are tolerant.

'La gente' is singular in Spanish.

7

Él intenta ser más tolerante cada día.

He tries to be more tolerant every day.

'Intenta' + 'ser'.

8

Ser tolerante es una virtud.

Being tolerant is a virtue.

Gerund-like use of the infinitive 'ser'.

1

Debemos ser tolerantes con las opiniones ajenas.

We must be tolerant of others' opinions.

'Ajenas' means 'belonging to others'.

2

Su actitud tolerante evitó una discusión.

His tolerant attitude avoided an argument.

Adjective placed before the verb.

3

Es difícil ser tolerante cuando alguien es grosero.

It's hard to be tolerant when someone is rude.

Subordinate clause with 'cuando'.

4

La empresa tiene una cultura muy tolerante.

The company has a very tolerant culture.

Describes an abstract noun 'cultura'.

5

Si fueras más tolerante, tendrías menos problemas.

If you were more tolerant, you would have fewer problems.

Second conditional with imperfect subjunctive.

6

Ella siempre ha sido una mujer tolerante.

She has always been a tolerant woman.

Present perfect tense.

7

Me gusta que mi jefe sea tolerante con los errores.

I like that my boss is tolerant of mistakes.

Subjunctive 'sea' after 'me gusta que'.

8

No creo que él sea muy tolerante con el cambio.

I don't think he is very tolerant of change.

Subjunctive after 'no creo que'.

1

La sociedad actual es más tolerante que la de hace cincuenta años.

Today's society is more tolerant than that of fifty years ago.

Comparison of time periods.

2

Se necesita un enfoque tolerante para resolver este conflicto.

A tolerant approach is needed to resolve this conflict.

Passive 'se' construction.

3

A pesar de su educación conservadora, es muy tolerante.

Despite his conservative upbringing, he is very tolerant.

'A pesar de' + noun phrase.

4

El gobierno promueve una convivencia tolerante y pacífica.

The government promotes a tolerant and peaceful coexistence.

Two adjectives modifying one noun.

5

No podemos ser tolerantes con la injusticia.

We cannot be tolerant of injustice.

Moral limitation of the word.

6

Su falta de espíritu tolerante le causó el despido.

His lack of a tolerant spirit caused his dismissal.

Noun phrase as a subject.

7

Es un régimen poco tolerante con la libertad de prensa.

It is a regime that is not very tolerant of press freedom.

'Poco' used as 'not very'.

8

La religión debería hacernos más tolerantes, no menos.

Religion should make us more tolerant, not less.

Conditional 'debería'.

1

La paradoja de la tolerancia sugiere que no se puede tolerar al intolerante.

The paradox of tolerance suggests that one cannot tolerate the intolerant.

Complex philosophical sentence.

2

Su discurso, aparentemente tolerante, escondía un gran prejuicio.

His speech, apparently tolerant, hid a great prejudice.

Use of 'aparentemente' to show nuance.

3

Se mostró tolerante ante las provocaciones de la prensa.

He showed himself to be tolerant in the face of press provocations.

'Mostrarse' as a linking verb.

4

Es imperativo fomentar un diálogo tolerante en las redes sociales.

It is imperative to foster a tolerant dialogue on social media.

Formal 'Es imperativo'.

5

La madurez de una democracia se mide por lo tolerante que es con las minorías.

The maturity of a democracy is measured by how tolerant it is of minorities.

'Lo + adjective + que' structure.

6

Su visión tolerante del mundo proviene de sus muchos viajes.

His tolerant vision of the world comes from his many travels.

Adjective modifying 'visión'.

7

Resulta difícil ser tolerante cuando los valores fundamentales están en juego.

It proves difficult to be tolerant when fundamental values are at stake.

'Resulta' used instead of 'es'.

8

Fue una transición pacífica gracias a líderes tolerantes.

It was a peaceful transition thanks to tolerant leaders.

Historical context.

1

La elasticidad de su postura tolerante fue puesta a prueba durante la crisis.

The elasticity of his tolerant stance was put to the test during the crisis.

Metaphorical use of 'elasticidad'.

2

Bajo una pátina de actitud tolerante, subyacía un autoritarismo latente.

Under a patina of tolerant attitude, a latent authoritarianism lay beneath.

Highly literary vocabulary ('pátina', 'subyacía').

3

La coexistencia en la España medieval es a menudo citada como un ejemplo de sociedad tolerante.

Coexistence in medieval Spain is often cited as an example of a tolerant society.

Academic historical reference.

4

No es meramente ser tolerante, sino abrazar la alteridad en toda su complejidad.

It is not merely being tolerant, but embracing otherness in all its complexity.

Use of 'alteridad' (otherness).

5

Su talante tolerante le permitió navegar las procelosas aguas de la política internacional.

His tolerant temperament allowed him to navigate the stormy waters of international politics.

Literary 'talante' and 'procelosas'.

6

La legislación debe ser lo suficientemente tolerante para no asfixiar la libertad individual.

Legislation must be tolerant enough not to stifle individual liberty.

Legal/philosophical nuance.

7

Cualquier debate sobre la libertad de expresión acaba topando con el límite de lo tolerante.

Any debate on freedom of expression ends up bumping into the limit of what is tolerant.

Idiomatic 'topar con'.

8

La educación no debe limitarse a la instrucción, sino a forjar ciudadanos tolerantes y críticos.

Education should not be limited to instruction, but to forging tolerant and critical citizens.

Rhetorical 'no solo... sino'.

تلازمات شائعة

sociedad tolerante
padre tolerante
actitud tolerante
clima tolerante
postura tolerante
ser tolerante con
bastante tolerante
poco tolerante
sumamente tolerante
espíritu tolerante

العبارات الشائعة

Hay que ser tolerante.

Es un hombre tolerante.

Una cultura tolerante.

Ser tolerante con los demás.

Mente tolerante.

Educación tolerante.

Ambiente tolerante.

Líder tolerante.

Visión tolerante.

Práctica tolerante.

يُخلط عادةً مع

tolerante vs Permisivo (allows anything, sometimes negative)

tolerante vs Paciente (focuses on time/waiting)

tolerante vs Indiferente (doesn't care, whereas a tolerant person might care but respects)

تعبيرات اصطلاحية

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سهل الخلط

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أنماط الجُمل

كيفية الاستخدام

nuance

Tolerante is more about the internal attitude, while 'permisivo' is about the external action of allowing things.

antonym usage

Intolerante is often used to describe bigots or prejudiced people.

أخطاء شائعة
  • Using 'toleranta' for females.
  • Using 'estar' instead of 'ser'.
  • Using the preposition 'de' instead of 'con'.
  • Confusing 'tolerante' with 'tolerable'.
  • Forgetting the 's' in plural contexts.

نصائح

No Gender Change

Don't say 'toleranta'. Adjectives ending in -e are the same for all genders.

Pair with Con

Always remember the preposition 'con' when saying what you are tolerant of.

Intensifiers

Use 'realmente' or 'sumamente' to sound more like a native speaker.

Formal Essays

Use 'fomentar la tolerancia' as a standard phrase in academic writing.

Social Value

In Spain, 'tolerancia' is a key part of the 'Educación para la Ciudadanía' curriculum.

Word Endings

Listen for the 's' in 'tolerantes' to know if they are talking about one person or many.

Cognate Power

Use your English knowledge! If you can say 'tolerant', you can say 'tolerante'.

Tolerante vs. Abierto

'Abierto' is more common in casual conversation for 'open-minded'.

Avoid 'De'

Never say 'tolerante de las ideas'; it's 'tolerante con las ideas'.

Elegant Spanish

Use 'un talante tolerante' to describe someone's overall disposition elegantly.

احفظها

أصل الكلمة

Latin

السياق الثقافي

Strong emphasis on secular tolerance after decades of religious state influence.

Tolerance is often discussed in the context of indigenous rights and political reconciliation.

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سياقات واقعية

بدايات محادثة

"¿Te consideras una persona tolerante?"

"¿Cuál es el límite de la tolerancia en una sociedad?"

"¿Eran tus padres tolerantes cuando eras joven?"

"¿Es difícil ser tolerante en las redes sociales?"

"¿Crees que el mundo es más tolerante ahora que antes?"

مواضيع للكتابة اليومية

Describe una situación en la que tuviste que ser muy tolerante.

Escribe sobre una persona que admires por su actitud tolerante.

¿Qué cosas te resultan difíciles de tolerar?

Reflexiona sobre la importancia de la tolerancia en tu comunidad.

¿Cómo podemos enseñar a los niños a ser más tolerantes?

الأسئلة الشائعة

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En contextos sociales, se usa 'tolerante con'. 'Tolerante a' se usa más en medicina, como 'tolerante a la lactosa'.

Es ambos. No cambia de forma según el género del sustantivo al que acompaña.

Tolerante implica permitir algo que no te gusta; respetuoso implica tratar a otros con cortesía, te guste o no lo que hacen.

Normalmente se usa 'ser' porque es una cualidad. 'Estar' se usaría solo si es un estado muy temporal, pero suena poco natural.

Se dice 'tolerancia cero'.

Sí, generalmente se considera una virtud muy positiva en la sociedad.

El antónimo más común es 'intolerante'.

Simplemente añadiendo una 's': 'tolerantes'.

No, para la comida se usa el sustantivo 'tolerancia' o el adjetivo 'tolerable', o se dice 'mi cuerpo no tolera...'.

Sí, es un cognado perfecto del inglés 'tolerant'.

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