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"Hospital" is a noun which is often translated as "el hospital", and "preposition" is a noun which is often translated as "la preposición". Learn more about the difference between "hospital" and "preposition" below.
hospital(
ha
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spih
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duhl
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. el hospital (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).
Gabriela is a cardiologist at the university hospital.Gabriela es cardióloga en el hospital universitario.
preposition(
preh
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puh
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zih
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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. (grammar)
a. la preposición (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 verbs that require a preposition in English are expressed with a single word in Spanish.Muchos verbos que requieren una preposición en inglés se expresan con un solo verbo en español.
