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"Que" is an abbreviation which is often translated as "Que", and "preterite" is a noun which is often translated as "el pretérito". Learn more about the difference between "Que" and "preterite" below.
Que(
kweh
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behk
)An abbreviation is the shortened form of a word or group of words (e.g., "UFO" = "unidentified flying object"; "p." = "page").
preterite(
preh
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duhr
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iht
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (grammar)
a. el pretérito (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 preterite is a past tense.El pretérito es un tiempo pasado.
