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"Grandmother" is a noun which is often translated as "la abuela", and "grandfather" is a noun which is often translated as "el abuelo". Learn more about the difference between "grandmother" and "grandfather" below.
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 is 85 years old.Mi abuela tiene 85 años.
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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)
Mom told me that our grandfather was a big flirt.Mamá me contó que nuestro abuelo fue un gran coqueto.
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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