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"Cantando" is a form of "cantar", a transitive verb which is often translated as "to sing". "Cantante" is a noun which is often translated as "singer". Learn more about the difference between "cantante" and "cantando" below.
el cantante, la cantante(
kahn
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tahn
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teh
)This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
a. singer
De día es abogada, pero de noche es la cantante principal en una banda.By day she's a lawyer, but at night she's the lead singer in a band.
cantar(
kahn
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tahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (music)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
3. (music)
4. (to snitch)
a. to confess (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Cantó tras horas de interrogatorio.He confessed after hours of interrogation.
5. (colloquial) (to smell badly)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to stink (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Te canta el aliento por las mañanas.Your breath stinks in the morning.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
6. (literature)
