razón
reason
A direct cognate of "reason" covering logic, cause, and being right
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Razón means reason and is a direct cognate of the English word — nearly identical in spelling and meaning.
razón
reason, reasoning
The faculty of rational thought, or sanity. Just like in English, you can "lose your reason" — perder la razón — meaning to go mad.
- perder la razón = to lose one's mind
reason, cause
A reason or cause for something, just like in English.
- Tú eres la razón por la que vine = You are the reason I came
tener razón
to be right
Literally "to have reason" — if you possess the reasoning on your side, you are right. English used to say the same: "he has reason."
- Tienes razón = You are right
dar la razón
to agree with, to admit someone is right
To "give the reason" to someone — to concede that they are right.
- Te doy la razón = I admit you're right