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"Beca" is a form of "beca", a noun which is often translated as "scholarship". "Erudición" is a noun which is often translated as "learning". Learn more about the difference between "erudición" and "beca" below.
la erudición(
eh
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roo
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dee
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syohn
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
la beca(
beh
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kah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
a. scholarship
Ernest recibió una beca de Harvard por sus altas calificaciones.Ernest got a scholarship to Harvard because of his high grades.
b. grant
El profesor tiene una beca del gobierno para investigar la mariposa monarca.The professor has a government grant to study monarch butterflies.
