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"Radio" is a form of "radio", a noun which is often translated as "el/la radio". "El" is a noun which is often translated as "el ferrocarril elevado". Learn more about the difference between "radio" and "el" below.
radio(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (device)
a. el radio (M), la radio (F)
(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).
(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).
The car radio is broken and we can't hear anything.El radio del carro está roto y no se puede escuchar nada.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
b. radiofónico
Radio broadcasting is not quite as popular as it once was.La difusión radiofónica no es tan popular como alguna vez lo fue.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
el(
ehl
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (colloquial) (transport) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
a. el ferrocarril elevado (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).
Saul rode the El to work for years.Saúl tomó el ferrocarril elevado para ir al trabajo durante años.
