month
vs
year

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"Month" is a noun which is often translated as "el mes", and "year" is a noun which is often translated as "el año". Learn more about the difference between "month" and "year" below.

month(

muhnth

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (period of time)

a. el mes

(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)

August is usually the hottest month of the year around here.Normalmente, agosto es el mes más caliente del año por aquí.

year(

yir

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (period of time)

a. el año

(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)

I am ten years old, and my brother is five.Tengo diez años y mi hermano tiene cinco.

This year I'm going to Costa Rica on vacation.Este año me voy de vacaciones a Costa Rica.

2. (in school)

a. el curso

(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)

The school year starts in September in the United States.El curso escolar empieza en septiembre en los Estados Unidos.

b. la generación

(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)

(class)

Prince William and I were in the same year at Eton College.El príncipe William y yo estuvimos en la misma generación en el Colegio Eton.

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