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"Ear" is a noun which is often translated as "la oreja", and "year" is a noun which is often translated as "el año". Learn more about the difference between "ear" and "year" below.
ear(
ir
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (anatomy)
a. la oreja (F) (external part)
(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).
She doesn't have piercings in her ears.No tiene agujeros en las orejas.
b. el oído (M) (internal part)
(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 think I have an ear infection.Creo que tengo una infección de oído.
2. (sense)
a. la mazorca (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).
We grilled some ears of corn.Hicimos unas mazorcas de maíz a la plancha.
b. el elote (M) (Central America) (Mexico)
(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).
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
I'm grilling some corn on the barbecue. Do you want one ear or two?Voy a asar maíz en la parrilla. ¿Quieres un elote o dos?
c. el choclo (M) (South America)
(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).
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
Grill the ears until the kernels are lightly golden brown.Grillar los choclos hasta que los granos queden ligeramente dorados.
d. el jojoto (M) (Venezuela)
(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).
Regionalism used in Venezuela
Help me husk the ears for the barbecue.Ayúdame a sacarle las hojas a los jojotos para la barbacoa.
a. la espiga (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).
On her head, she wore a garland of wheat ears laced with spring flowers.En la cabeza, llevaba una corona de espigas de trigo trenzadas con flores de la primavera.
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.
