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"El" is a form of "el", a definite article which is often translated as "the". "Jugador" is a noun which is often translated as "player". Learn more about the difference between "el" and "jugador" below.
el(
ehl
)A definite article is a word that identifies a noun as specific or known to the speaker (e.g., the girl).
el jugador, la jugadora(
hoo
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gah
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dohr
)This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
a. player
Un solo jugador marcó 32 puntos durante el partido de baloncesto.One player alone scored 32 points during the basketball match.
a. gambler
No es difícil pasar de ser un jugador esporádico a ser un jugador empedernido.It is not difficult to go from being a casual gambler to being a habitual one.
