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"Grandfather" is a noun which is often translated as "el abuelo", and "grandmother" is a noun which is often translated as "la abuela". Learn more about the difference between "grandfather" and "grandmother" below.
grandfather()
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el abuelo
(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).
(M)
My grandfather feeds the birds every morning.Mi abuelo les da de comer a los pájaros todas las mañanas.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. eximir
We don't need to make changes to our property to comply with the new regulations because it is grandfathered in.No necesitamos hacer cambios en nuestra propiedad para cumplir con las nuevas normas porque está eximida.
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grandmother()
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la abuela
(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).
(F)
My grandmother loves to bake cookies for the neighborhood children.A mi abuela le encanta hornear galletas para los niños del vecindario.
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