Estancia: a stay in Spanish

Estancia describes time spent in a place, whether for travel, work or study.

The idea

It is feminine: la estancia, una estancia; the plural is las estancias.

Nuestra estancia en Sevilla duró tres días.Our stay in Seville lasted three days.
Durante su estancia, Marta visitó a su abuela.During her stay, Marta visited her grandmother.
El hotel ofrece un desayuno gratuito para estancias largas.The hotel offers free breakfast for long stays.
¿Podemos prolongar la estancia una noche más?Can we extend the stay by one more night?
La universidad financia una estancia de investigación en Lima.The university funds a research stay in Lima.
Las estancias de Pablo en el extranjero le enseñaron mucho.Pablo learned a lot from his stays abroad.

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Do not confuse la estancia with the place itself: here it refers to the period spent there.

Choose the article: ___ estancia fue breve. (La / El)
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La
La agrees with the feminine singular noun.
Choose the plural: Hicieron dos ___ en Quito. (estancias / estancia)
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estancias
Estancias fits the number of separate stays.
Choose the word for a stay: Reservé una ___ de cinco noches. (estancia / frontera)
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estancia
Estancia names the five-night stay.

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