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"Apartment" is a noun which is often translated as "el apartamento", and "suite" is a noun which is often translated as "la suite". Learn more about the difference between "apartment" and "suite" below.
apartment(
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part
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mihnt
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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 apartamento
(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)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
I bought a small apartment in the city.Compré un pequeño apartamento en la ciudad.
b. el departamento
(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)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
My apartment is on the third floor.Mi departamento está en la tercera planta.
c. el piso
(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)
Regionalism used in Spain
(Spain)
We rented an apartment close to the university.Alquilamos un piso cerca de la universidad.
2. (room)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
a. el aposento
(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)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
(formal)
I have a small apartment in the company's offices that I use occasionally.Tengo un pequeño aposento en las oficinas de la empresa que uso de vez en cuando.
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suite(
swit
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sut
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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 suite
(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)
For their honeymoon, the couple decided to splurge and book the nicest suite in the hotel.Para su luna de miel, la pareja decidió no ahorrar en gastos y reservar la mejor suite del hotel.
a. la suite
(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 orchestra rehearsed each movement of the suite before the concert.La orquesta ensayó cada movimiento de la suite antes del concierto.
a. el conjunto
(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)
Buying the suite of software was cheaper than buying just the word processing program.Comprar el conjunto de programas resultaba más barato que comprar solo el procesador de textos.
a. el juego
(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)
The suite of furniture I bought included two armchairs and a sofa.El juego de muebles que compré incluía dos sillones y un sofá.
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