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"Missing" is a form of "missing", an adjective which is often translated as "perdido". "Sand dollar" is a noun which is often translated as "la locha". Learn more about the difference between "missing" and "sand dollar" below.
missing(
mihs
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ihng
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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. perdido
The poor dog is still missing.El pobre perro todavía está perdido.
a. ausente
The missing student finally arrived to the fourth class.La estudiante ausente por fin llegó a la cuarta clase.
a. desaparecido
The missing troop never returned.La tropa desaparecida nunca regresó.
a. desprovisto
The boy is missing his front teeth.El niño está desprovisto de sus dientes delanteros.
b. faltar
She is missing a shoe.A ella le falta un zapato.
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sand dollar(
sahnd
 
da
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luhr
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la locha
(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).
(F)
Today I found a sand dollar in the ocean.Hoy encontré una locha en el océano.
b. la galleta del mar
(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).
(F)
Do you think the shell or the sand dollar is more beautiful?¿Crees que la concha o la galleta del mar es más hermoso?
c. el dólar de arena
(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).
(M)
You can see a sand dollar when you are scuba diving.Puedes ver un dólar de arena cuando estás buceando.
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