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"Do" is a form of "do", a noun which is often translated as "C". "La" is a definite article which is often translated as "the". Learn more about the difference between "la" and "do" below.
la(
lah
)
A definite article is a word that identifies a noun as specific or known to the speaker (e.g., the girl).
definite article
a. the
La pelota está en el tejado.The ball is on the roof.
La leche está en el refrigerador.The milk is in the refrigerator.
A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g., she).
pronoun
a. her
Quiero conocer a tu esposa. Si puedes, tráela la próxima vez.I want to meet your wife. If you can, bring her next time.
b. it
La carne que probamos estaba deliciosa. ¿Podemos comerla en la cena?The meat we tried was delicious. Can we have it for dinner?
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. A
"Toca un la", le dijo el cantante al pianista."Give me an A," said the singer to the pianist.
b. la (solfège)
La canción va así: "la, si, la, do".The song goes like this: "la, ti, la, do."
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el do(
doh
)
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. C
La Sinfonía n.º 5 en do menor, op. 67, de Ludwig van Beethoven es una de las composiciones más conocidas de la música clásica.Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 in C minor, op. 67, is one of classical music's best known compositions.
b. do (solfège)
El fraseo es: "la, si, la, do".The phrasing is: "la, ti, la, do."
c. doh (solfège)
Completa la escala "do, re, mi, ...".Complete the scale "do, re, mi, ...."
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g., to run quickly, very tired).
adverb
2.
A word or phrase that is no longer used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another era (e.g., thou).
(archaic)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
(literary)
(used to indicate place)
a. where
Encuéntrame, amor, allá do crecen los lirios montaraces.Meet me, my love, where the lilies grow wild.
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