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"Sentencing" is a form of "sentence", a noun which is often translated as "la oración". Learn more about "sentence" below.
sentence(
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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. (grammar)
a. la oración (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).
A sentence must have a verb.Una oración debe llevar un verbo.
2. (legal)
a. la sentencia (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).
The sentence was delayed for two years.La sentencia fue pospuesta dos años.
b. el veredicto (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 defendant breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the sentence.El acusado dio un suspiro de alivio después de oír el veredicto.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
