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"Niece" is a noun which is often translated as "la sobrina", and "nephew" is a noun which is often translated as "el sobrino". Learn more about the difference between "niece" and "nephew" below.
niece(
nis
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (relative)
a. la sobrina (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).
My niece lives in New York.Mi sobrina vive en Nueva York.
nephew(
neh
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fyu
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (relative)
a. el sobrino (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).
My nephew was born on the first of July.Mi sobrino nació el primero de julio.
