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"El" is a form of "el", a definite article which is often translated as "the". "Ingeniero" is a noun which is often translated as "engineer". Learn more about the difference between "ingeniero" and "el" below.
el ingeniero, la ingeniera(
eeng
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heh
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nyeh
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roh
)This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
1. (profession)
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
2. (form of address) (Central America) (Mexico)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
b. guv'nor (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
¡Muy buen día, ingeniero!Good day, guv'nor!
el(
ehl
)A definite article is a word that identifies a noun as specific or known to the speaker (e.g., the girl).
