normal

adjective nohr-MAHL Less Common

Origin: From Latin normalis (made according to a carpenter's square), from norma (rule).

Also means

standard

Usage Note

Normal is invariable for gender (un día normal, una situación normal) and pluralises as normales. Es normal que + subjunctive is a very common structure: es normal que tengas dudas (it's normal that you have doubts). The adverb normalmente (normally, usually) is frequent. Anormal is the antonym; normalidad (normality) and normalizar (to normalise) share the root.

Examples

"Es una situación completamente normal."

Natural Translation

It is a completely normal situation.

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