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"Anthem" is a noun which is often translated as "el himno", and "hymn" is a noun which is also often translated as "el himno". Learn more about the difference between "anthem" and "hymn" below.
anthem(
ahn
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thuhm
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el himno (M)
(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).
All the fans at the Barcelona game booed and whistled when the Spanish national anthem came on.Todos los hinchas en el partido de El Barça abuchearon y silbaron cuando sonó el himno nacional de España.
2. (religious)
b. el cántico (M)
(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).
Elsa sang an anthem, and her voice rose clear and pure as a bird's.Elsa cantó un cántico, y su voz se elevó clara y pura como la de un pájaro.
hymn(
hihm
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (religious)
b. el cántico (M)
(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).
The funeral service included her favorite hymns and readings.En su funeral se escucharon sus cánticos y lecturas favoritos.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
3. (to praise)
a. loar
Supporters of the policy constantly hymn the country's past glories.Partidarios de la política continuamente loan las glorias pasadas del país.
