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"La avenida" is a form of "avenida", a noun which is often translated as "avenue". "La ciudad" is a form of "ciudad", a noun which is often translated as "city". Learn more about the difference between "la avenida" and "la ciudad" below.
la avenida(
ah
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beh
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nee
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dah
)
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
feminine noun
a. avenue
Me encanta caminar por la avenida cuando los árboles están floreciendo.I love walking along the avenue when the trees are in bloom.
a. flood
Después de las avenidas de primavera, el arroyo se hizo un río.After the spring floods, the stream became a river.
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la ciudad(
syoo
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dahd
)
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
feminine noun
a. city
Esmeralda dice que su ciudad preferida es París.Esmeralda says that her favorite city is Paris.
b. town
Mis abuelos viven en una ciudad pequeña cerca de Minneapolis.My grandparents live in a small town near Minneapolis.
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