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"Narrativa" is a form of "narrativa", a noun which is often translated as "narrative". "Narrador" is a noun which is often translated as "narrator". Learn more about the difference between "narrador" and "narrativa" below.
el narrador, la narradora(
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)This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
la narrativa(
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)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
a. narrative
La obra tiene un estilo narrativo ágil, ya que no hay párrafos densos.The work has a quick-reading narrative style, since there are no dense paragraphs.
2. (literature)
a. fiction
La narrativa de Cervantes se estudia en todos los cursos de literatura española.Cervantes' fiction is studied in every Spanish literature course.
