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"During" is a preposition which is often translated as "durante", and "year" is a noun which is often translated as "el año". Learn more about the difference between "during" and "year" below.
during(
door
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ihng
)A preposition is a word that indicates the relationship between a noun and another word (e.g., He ran through the door.).
1. (throughout)
a. durante
Women should avoid alcohol during pregnancy.Las mujeres deben evitar el alcohol durante el embarazo.
year(
yir
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el año (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).
I am ten years old, and my brother is five.Tengo diez años y mi hermano tiene cinco.
This year I'm going to Costa Rica on vacation.Este año me voy de vacaciones a Costa Rica.
2. (in school)
b. la generación (F) (class)
(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).
Prince William and I were in the same year at Eton College.El príncipe William y yo estuvimos en la misma generación en el Colegio Eton.
