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"Journalist" is a noun which is often translated as "el/la periodista", and "reporter" is a noun which is often translated as "el reportero". Learn more about the difference between "journalist" and "reporter" below.
journalist(
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el periodista
(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)
, la periodista
(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)
She is a freelance journalist with 20 years of experience.Es periodista independiente con 20 años de experiencia.
b. el reportero
(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)
, la reportera
(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)
As a TV journalist he had interviewed many celebrities.Como reportero de televisión había entrevistado a muchas celebridades.
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reporter(
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el reportero
(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)
, la reportera
(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)
A television reporter can specialize in covering local news, politics, crime, or sports.Un reportero de televisión puede especializarse en cubrir las noticias locales, la política, el crimen o los deportes.
b. el periodista
(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)
, la periodista
(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)
The reporter wrote an in-depth article about fraud for the newspaper.El periodista escribió un artículo en profundidad en el periódico sobre el fraude.
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