e
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"E" is a noun which is often translated as "la e", and "y" is a noun which is often translated as "la y". Learn more about the difference between "e" and "y" below.

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (letter)

a. la e

(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).

(F)

There's no e at the end of the word "elephant."No hay e al final de la palabra "elephant".

2. (music)

a. el mi

(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).

(M)

She has trouble with the E in that song.Tiene dificultades con el mi en esa canción.

b. la E

(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).

(F)

Please sing an E.Por favor, canta una E.

An abbreviation is the shortened form of a word or group of words (e.g., "UFO" = "unidentified flying object"; "p." = "page").

abbreviation

3. (east or eastern)

a. E

We need to take 101E.Hay que tomar la ruta 101E.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(Ecstasy)

a. el éxtasis

(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).

(M)

They did E and went to a rave.Tomaron éxtasis y fueron a una fiesta rave.

way

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (letter)

a. la y

(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).

(F)

"Yugoslavia" begins with a y."Yugoslavia" empieza con una y.

b. la ye

(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).

(F)

"Yellow" is written with a y, not a j."Yellow" es escribe con una ye, no una jota.

An abbreviation is the shortened form of a word or group of words (e.g., "UFO" = "unidentified flying object"; "p." = "page").

abbreviation

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(SMS language)

a. por qué

I can't come today. - Y not?No puedo ir hoy. - ¿Por qué no?

b. xq

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)