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"Middle" is a noun which is often translated as "el medio", and "midst" is a noun which is also often translated as "el medio". Learn more about the difference between "middle" and "midst" below.
middle(
mih
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duhl
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (location)
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
midst(
mihdst
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el medio (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).
The detective was in the midst of the most difficult case he had ever worked.El detective estaba en medio del caso más difícil que jamás había trabajado.
b. la mitad (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).
Jack and I were in the midst of an important conversation when he suddenly stood up and left.Jack y yo estábamos a la mitad de una conversación importante cuando de repente se paró y se fue.
