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"SE" is an abbreviation which is often translated as "SE", and "gerund" is a noun which is often translated as "el gerundio". Learn more about the difference between "SE" and "gerund" below.
SE(
ehs
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i
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An abbreviation is the shortened form of a word or group of words (e.g., "UFO" = "unidentified flying object"; "p." = "page").
abbreviation
a. SE
The ship was headed due SE when it was last seen.El barco se dirigía directamente al SE cuando fue visto por última vez.
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gerund(
jeh
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rihnd
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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. el gerundio
(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)
In English, you can turn a verb into a gerund by adding -ing.En inglés, se puede convertir un verbo en un gerundio añadiendo -ing.
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