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"Carmen" is a form of "carmen", a noun which is often translated as "walled garden". "Gripe" is a form of "gripe", a noun which is often translated as "flu". Learn more about the difference between "carmen" and "gripe" below.
la carmen(
kahr
-
mehn
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
a. walled garden
Dentro de la carmen había una huerta y naranjos.Inside the walled garden there was an orchard and orange trees.
a. poem
El poeta leyó en voz alta la carmen que compuso para su esposa.The poet read the poem he wrote for his wife out loud.
la gripe(
gree
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peh
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
