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"Avoid" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "evitar", and "gerund" is a noun which is often translated as "el gerundio". Learn more about the difference between "avoid" and "gerund" below.
avoid(
uh
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voyd
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
gerund(
jeh
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rihnd
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (grammar)
a. el gerundio (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).
In English, you can turn a verb into a gerund by adding -ing.En inglés, se puede convertir un verbo en un gerundio añadiendo -ing.
