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"Martin" is a form of "martin", a noun which is often translated as "el vencejo". "Sergio" is a proper noun which is often translated as "Sergio". Learn more about the difference between "martin" and "Sergio" below.
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (animal)
a. el vencejo (M)
(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).
A pair of martins had a nest just under my bedroom window.Una pareja de vencejos tenía su nido justo debajo de la ventana de mi dormitorio.
b. el avión (M)
(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).
Swallows and martins darted here and there, hunting for insects.Golondrinas y aviones zigzagueaban en el aire, a la caza de insectos.
