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"Play music" is an intransitive verb phrase which is often translated as "tocar música", and "preposition" is a noun which is often translated as "la preposición". Learn more about the difference between "play music" and "preposition" below.
play music(
pley
myu
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zihk
)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
b. tocar
Neil didn't care about record contracts. He just wanted to play music.A Neil no le importaban los contratos discográficos. Él solo quería tocar.
a. poner música
The music they play on this radio station is simply fabulous.La música que ponen en esta emisora es sencillamente fabulosa.
preposition(
preh
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puh
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zih
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shihn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (grammar)
a. la preposición (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).
Many verbs that require a preposition in English are expressed with a single word in Spanish.Muchos verbos que requieren una preposición en inglés se expresan con un solo verbo en español.
