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"DVD" is a noun which is often translated as "el DVD", and "TV" is a noun which is often translated as "la tele". Learn more about the difference between "DVD" and "TV" below.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el DVD
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
I think it's not working because the DVD is scratched.Creo que no funciona porque el DVD está rayado.
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la tele
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
What's on TV tonight?¿Qué hay esta noche en la tele?
b. la TV
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
I hate when people say they don't watch TV.Odio cuando la gente dice que no ve TV.
a. la tele
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
The TV in my room stopped working.La tele de mi habitación dejó de funcionar.
b. la TV
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
Let's watch the movie on the TV instead of the computer.Miremos la película en la TV en vez de en la computadora.
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