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"Invite" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "invitar", and "invitation" is a noun which is often translated as "la invitación". Learn more about the difference between "invite" and "invitation" below.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
4. (colloquial) (invitation)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. la invitación (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).
Did you receive the invite to the Christmas dinner?¿Recibiste la invitación para la cena de Navidad?
invitation(
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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. la invitación (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 singer declined the president's invitation to participate in his charity event.El cantante declinó la invitación del presidente para participar en su evento benéfico.
a. la invitación (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).
My sister's fiancé designed their wedding invitations.El prometido de mi hermana diseñó sus invitaciones de boda.
3. (inducement)
a. la invitación (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).
Carl interpreted her flirtations as an invitation to ask her to dance.Carl interpretó sus coqueteos como una invitación de sacarla a bailar.
b. la provocación (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).
Hanging out with those friends of yours is an invitation for trouble.Salir con esos amigos tuyos es una provocación al desastre.
