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"DE" is a form of "DE", an abbreviation which is often translated as "Delaware". "Adjective" is a noun which is often translated as "el adjetivo". Learn more about the difference between "adjective" and "DE" below.
adjective(
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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 adjetivo
(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)
Adjectives describe the nouns they modify.Los adjetivos describen a los sustantivos que modifican.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. adjetivo
Where do I put this adjective phrase?¿Dónde va esta frase adjetiva?
b. adjetival
Today we're going to learn a bit about the adjective use of nouns.Hoy vamos a aprender un poco sobre el uso adjetival de los sustantivos.
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DE(
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An abbreviation is the shortened form of a word or group of words (e.g., "UFO" = "unidentified flying object"; "p." = "page").
abbreviation
a. Delaware
The parcel was sent to Dover, DE.El paquete fue enviado a Dover, Delaware.
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