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"Mountains" is a form of "mountain", a noun which is often translated as "la montaña". "Hills" is a form of "hill", a noun which is often translated as "la colina". Learn more about the difference between "mountains" and "hills" below.
mountain(
maun
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tihn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (geography)
a. la montaña (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).
Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world.El monte Everest es la montaña más alta del mundo.
2. (colloquial) (large quantity)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. la montaña (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).
After last night's party, we have to clean up a mountain of trash.Después de la fiesta de anoche, tenemos que limpiar una montaña de basura.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
3. (geography)
a. de montaña
There's a small mountain path up to the monument.Hay un pequeño camino de montaña que sube hasta el monumento.
b. de la montaña
There's nothing better than opening the window and breathing in that fresh mountain air.No hay nada mejor que abrir la ventana y respirar ese aire fresco de la montaña.
hill(
hihl
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (geography)
b. la montaña (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).
We climbed the hill to see what was on the other side.Subimos la montaña para ver lo que había al otro lado.
2. (slope)
3. (mound)
a. el montículo (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 kids created a small hill with sand from the beach.Los niños crearon un montículo con arena de la playa.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. cultivar en montículos
We decided to try hilling up the potatoes this year to see if that yields a larger crop.Decidimos intentar cultivar las papas en montículos este año para ver si eso produce una cosecha mayor.
