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"Photograph" is a noun which is often translated as "la fotografía", and "photography" is a noun which is also often translated as "la fotografía". Learn more about the difference between "photograph" and "photography" below.
photograph(
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la fotografía
(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).
(F)
He takes the best wedding photographs.Toma las mejores fotografías de boda.
b. la foto
(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).
(F)
My sister always takes great photographs.Mi hermana siempre hace unas fotos buenísimas.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. fotografiar
She photographed her children on their first day at school.Fotografió a sus hijos en su primer día de escuela.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
a. salir en fotos
My aunt always photographs well.Mi tía siempre sale bien en fotos.
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photography(
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la fotografía
(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).
(F)
I read a book about photography to learn how to take great photos with my new camera.Leí un libro sobre la fotografía para aprender a tomar buenas fotos con mi cámara nueva.
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