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"Forest" is a noun which is often translated as "el bosque", and "park" is a noun which is often translated as "el parque". Learn more about the difference between "forest" and "park" below.
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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. el bosque
(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 heard a werewolf lives in this forest.Escuché que un hombre lobo vive en este bosque.
b. la selva
(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)
(tropical)
There are several endangered species in this area of the forest.Hay varias especies en peligro de extinción en esta zona de la selva.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. forestal
Forest fires are always a problem at this time of the year.Los incendios forestales siempre son un problema durante esta época del año.
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park(
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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. el parque
(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)
It's a lovely day for us to go to the park.Es un lindo día para irnos al parque.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. estacionar
You can't park a motorcycle in that space.No puedes estacionar una moto en ese espacio.
b. aparcar
Regionalism used in Spain
(Spain)
I parked the truck in front of the restaurant.Aparqué la camioneta en frente del restaurante.
c. parquear
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
I can't stand parking the car in the city.No soporto parquear el carro en la ciudad.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
a. estacionarse
I parked in the garage.Me estacioné en el garaje.
b. aparcar
Regionalism used in Spain
(Spain)
Where did you park?¿Dónde aparcaste?
c. parquearse
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
How much do you charge to park here?¿Cuánto cobran por parquearse aquí?
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A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(to stay in a place)
a. quedarse
Park yourself in that chair and don't move!¡Quédate ahí sentado en esa silla y no te muevas!
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