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"La tenista" is a form of "tenista", a noun which is often translated as "tennis player". "El" is a form of "el", a definite article which is often translated as "the". Learn more about the difference between "la tenista" and "el" below.
el tenista, la tenista(
teh
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nees
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tah
)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. (sports)
a. tennis player
Serena Williams es una de las mejores tenistas de la historia.Serena Williams is one of the best tennis players of all time.
el(
ehl
)A definite article is a word that identifies a noun as specific or known to the speaker (e.g., the girl).
