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"Fire station" is a noun which is often translated as "la estación de bomberos", and "jail" is a noun which is often translated as "la cárcel". Learn more about the difference between "fire station" and "jail" below.
fire station(
fay
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stey
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shihn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. la estación de bomberos (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).
The students took a trip to the fire station.Los estudiantes hicieron una excursión a la estación de bomberos.
b. el parque de bomberos (M) (Spain)
(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 Spain
The city built a new fire station next to the new housing development.La ciudad construyó un nuevo parque de bomberos junto a la nueva urbanización.
jail(
jeyl
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (prison)
b. la prisión (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).
Many jails are plagued by overcrowding.Muchas prisiones están plagadas de hacinamiento.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. de prisión
This activity is punishable with a jail sentence of up to two years.Esta actividad es punible con una pena de prisión de hasta dos años.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
