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"Northeast" is a form of "northeast", a noun which is often translated as "el noreste". "Northeastern" is an adjective which is often translated as "noreste". Learn more about the difference between "northeast" and "northeastern" below.
northeast(
north
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ist
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (direction)
a. el noreste (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).
There's the North Star, so northeast is to the right.Allí está polaris, así que el noreste está a la derecha.
b. el nordeste (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).
Now the compass is pointing northeast.Ahora la brújula señala el nordeste.
2. (region)
a. el noreste (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 northeast of the province is more mountainous than here.El noreste de la provincia es más montañoso que aquí.
b. el nordeste (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).
Catalonia is in the northeast of Spain.Cataluña queda en el nordeste de España.
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g., to run quickly, very tired).
b. al nordeste
If you continue two hours northeast, you'll get to Valladolid.Si sigues dos horas al nordeste, llegarás a Valladolid.
c. hacia el noreste
The ship was headed northeast when the storm hit.La nave iba con rumbo hacia el noreste cuando se desató la tempestad.
d. hacia el nordeste
Drive northeast for two miles and then turn right.Conduzca dos millas hacia el nordeste y luego gire a la derecha.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
b. del nordeste
The northeast tower collapsed under the cannon fire.La torre del nordeste se derrumbó con los cañonazos.
c. noreste
The northeast side of the city has a lot of parks.El lado noreste de la ciudad tiene muchos parques.
d. nordeste
The northeast stretch of the river is the swiftest.El trecho nordeste del río es el de corriente más rápida.
northeastern(
north
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is
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duhrn
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. noreste
Snow is expected soon in the northeastern United States.Se espera nieve en breve en el noreste de los Estados Unidos.
b. nordeste
The government has planned a highway construction project in the northeastern part of the state.El gobierno ha planeado un proyecto para construir una autopista en la parte nordeste del estado.
c. del noreste
These flowers are native to northeastern Europe.Estas flores son nativas del noreste de Europa.
d. del nordeste
The beaches of northeastern Brazil are beautiful.Las playas del nordeste de Brasil son hermosas.
e. nororiental
Parts of the northeastern area of Medellin are very modern.Partes de la zona nororiental de Medellín son muy modernas.
