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"Clothing" is a noun which is often translated as "la ropa", and "wear" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "llevar". Learn more about the difference between "clothing" and "wear" below.
clothing(
klo
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thihng
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (clothes)
b. la vestimenta (F)
(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).
I recognized him by his outlandish clothing.Lo reconocí por su vestimenta estrafalaria.
wear(
wehr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to have on)
2. (to put on)
3. (to use up)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
4. (use)
5. (clothing)
6. (damage)
a. el desgaste (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).
You can see by the wear on my shoes that I bought them a long time ago.Puedes ver por el desgaste de los zapatos que los compré hace mucho tiempo.