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"Hobbies" is a form of "hobby", a noun which is often translated as "el pasatiempo". Learn more about "hobby" below.
hobby(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el pasatiempo (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).
Some of her favorite hobbies include painting and wood carving.Algunos de sus pasatiempos favoritos incluyen la pintura y la talla de madera.
c. la afición (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).
Now that he can't play sports anymore, he's going to need a new hobby.Ahora que ya no puede hacer deporte, va a necesitar una nueva afición.
