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"South" is a form of "south", a noun which is often translated as "el sur". "Southern" is an adjective which is often translated as "sur". Learn more about the difference between "south" and "southern" below.
south(
sauth
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
2. (direction)
a. el sur (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).
I think the compass is broken because it always points to the south.Creo que la brújula está rota porque siempre señala hacia el sur.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
c. meridional
We must repair the south wall of the castle.Hay que reparar el muro meridional del castillo.
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g., to run quickly, very tired).
southern(
suh
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thuhrn
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. sur
My house is located in the southern part of the city.Mi casa está situada en la parte sur de la ciudad.
c. sureño
I don't understand how these southern buses work.No entiendo cómo funcionan estos autobuses sureños.
d. meridional
The floods affected the populous southern region of the country.Las inundaciones afectaron a la populosa zona meridional del país.
a. del sur de los Estados Unidos
I can't believe you don't like Southern cooking.No puedo creer que no te gusta la cocina del sur de los Estados Unidos.
