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"Goals" is a form of "goal", a noun which is often translated as "el gol". "Objectives" is a form of "objective", a noun which is often translated as "el objetivo". Learn more about the difference between "goals" and "objectives" below.
goal(
gol
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (score)
2. (aim)
b. el objetivo (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).
The company has set itself some ambitious goals for the coming year.La compañía se ha propuesto unos objetivos ambiciosos para el año entrante.
3. (net)
a. la portería (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 goalie was standing next to the goal.El portero estaba parado al lado de la portería.
c. el arco (M) (Latin 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 Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
The ball hit one of the posts and went into the goal.El balón pegó en uno de los postes y entró al arco.
objective(
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tihv
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (aim)
a. el objetivo (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).
Our objective is to secure the port against an enemy invasion.Nuestro objetivo es asegurar el puerto contra una invasión enemiga.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. objetivo
The accountant presented an objective analysis of the accounts.El contador presentó un análisis objetivo de las cuentas.
3. (grammar)
a. de complemento directo
Your homework is to write down all the objective pronouns you find on page 17.La tarea es anotar todos los pronombres de complemento directo que se encuentran en la página 17.
b. acusativo
In Latin, nouns change form to differentiate between the subjective and the objective case.En latín, los sustantivos cambian su forma para diferenciar el caso nominativo del acusativo.
