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"Math" is a noun which is often translated as "las mates", and "history" is a noun which is often translated as "la historia". Learn more about the difference between "math" and "history" below.
math(
mahth
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. las mates (F) (colloquial)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
I like math, and I want to be an engineer.Me gustan las mates, y quiero ser ingeniera.
b. la mate (F) (colloquial)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
I'm looking for a tutor that will help me with math.Estoy buscando un profesor particular que me ayude con la mate.
c. las matemáticas (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
It's important that we encourage more girls to develop an interest in math.Es importante que alentemos a más niñas a desarrollar un interés en las matemáticas.
d. la matemática (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Geometry was my favorite type of math when I was younger.La geometría era mi tipo de matemática favorito cuando era más joven.
history(
hihs
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duhr
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i
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la historia (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Wars play a big part in 20th century history.Las guerras desempeñan un papel importante en la historia del siglo XX.
a. la historia (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
History was my favorite subject in elementary school.La historia fue mi materia favorita en la primaria.
3. (background)
a. el historial (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).
When the patient came to the office for his checkup, the doctor looked up his history in the database.Cuando el paciente vino a la consulta para hacerse el chequeo, el médico buscó su historial en la base de datos.
4. (computing)
a. el historial (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).
I check my history when I forget the address of a website.Cuando se me olvida la dirección de algún sitio web, consulto mi historial.
