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"Participle" is a noun which is often translated as "el participio", and "noun" is a noun which is often translated as "el sustantivo". Learn more about the difference between "participle" and "noun" below.
participle(
par
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dih
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sih
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puhl
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (grammar)
a. el participio (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 teacher asked the class if anyone remembered the past participle of the verb "to ring. "La maestra preguntó a la clase si alguien recordaba el participio pasado del verbo "to ring".
noun(
naun
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (grammar)
a. el sustantivo (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 noun must agree with the verb in number.El sustantivo debe concordar con el verbo en número.
