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"Menuda" is a form of "menudo", an adjective which is often translated as "small". "Subjuntivo" is a noun which is often translated as "subjunctive". Learn more about the difference between "menuda" and "subjuntivo" below.
menudo(
meh
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noo
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doh
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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. small
Partí el tomate en pedazos menudos.I cut the tomato into small pieces.
b. slight (thin)
Es una joven menuda y baja.She's a slight, short young girl.
a. insignificant
No me involucres en un asunto tan menudo.Don't involve me in such an insignificant matter.
a. meticulous
Es muy menudo en su trabajo.He's very meticulous in his work.
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
¡Menudo genio que tiene!She's got such a temper!
¡En menudo lío nos has metido!This is a fine mess you've got us into!
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. tripe stew
Los mexicanos creen que comer menudo es bueno para la resaca.Mexicans believe eating tripe stew is good for a hangover.
6. (money)
Regionalism used in the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
(Caribbean)
Regionalism used in Colombia
(Colombia)
Regionalism used in Costa Rica
(Costa Rica)
a. change
¿Traes menudo para pagar el estacionamiento?Have you got change to pay for parking?
b. loose change
No llevo menudo encima.I don't have any loose change on me.
los menudos
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
plural noun
a. giblets
A mi abuelo le gusta comer menudos, pero a mí me parecen asquerosos.My grandfather likes to eat giblets, but I think they're disgusting.
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el subjuntivo(
soob
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hoon
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tee
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boh
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A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. subjunctive
El subjuntivo es una forma verbal que les cuesta mucho entender a los extranjeros.The subjunctive is a verbal form that foreigners find very difficult to understand.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. subjunctive
Recién cuando empecé a estudiar idiomas extranjeros me enteré de la existencia del modo subjuntivo.I only learned of the existence of the subjunctive mood when I began to study foreign languages.
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