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"Good afternoon" is a form of "good afternoon", a phrase which is often translated as "buenas tardes". "Professor" is a noun which is often translated as "el profesor". Learn more about the difference between "professor" and "good afternoon" below.
professor(
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fehs
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uhr
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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
1. (educator at a college or university)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
a. el profesor
(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).
(M)
, la profesora
(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)
Our economics professor didn't show up today.Nuestro profesor de economía no vino hoy.
2. (university academic of the highest rank)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
a. el catedrático
(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).
(M)
, la catedrática
(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)
The professor's lecture was very interesting.La clase del catedrático fue muy interesante.
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good afternoon(
good
 
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duhr
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nun
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A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
a. buenas tardes
Good afternoon, is Mr. Garcia in?Buenas tardes, ¿se encuentra el Sr. García?
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