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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 "southern" and "south" below.
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.
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).
