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"Sujeto" is a form of "sujeto", an adjective which is often translated as "fastened". "Participante" is a noun which is often translated as "participant". Learn more about the difference between "sujeto" and "participante" below.
sujeto, el sujeto(
soo
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heh
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toh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (affixed)
a. fastened
La base del poste de la electricidad está sujeta con tuercas de acero.The base of the electric pole is attached with steel bolts.
b. secure
Si la parte superior no está bien sujeta, puede caerse.If the upper portion is not secure enough, it may fall.
c. fixed
Nuestro tendedero nuevo puede estar sujeto a una pared y aun así extenderse un metro.Our new clothesline can be fixed to one wall and still extend out one meter.
a. subject to
La entrega del producto está sujeta al cumplimiento oportuno de los pagos.Product delivery is subject to the timely fulfillment of payments.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
3. (grammar)
a. subject
Una oración debe tener un sujeto y un verbo para considerarse completa.A sentence must have a subject and a verb to be considered complete.
4. (person)
a. individual
La policía capturó a un sujeto en el metro con una caja de balas.The police caught an individual on the subway with a box of bullets.
b. character
Había unos sujetos sospechosos merodeando por el parque.There were some suspicious-looking characters hanging around the park.
el participante, la participante(
pahr
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tee
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see
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pahn
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teh
)This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
a. participant
Uno de los participantes de la conversación se desconectó.One of the chat participants logged off.
b. entrant
González, de 18 años, es el participante más joven del torneo de tenis.Gonzalez, who is 18, is the youngest entrant in the tennis tournament.
c. contestant (in a contest)
El participante que gane el concurso de canto recibirá 200,000 pesos.The contestant who wins the singing contest will receive 200,000 pesos.
d. competitor (in a contest)
A un participante se le prendió fuego el motor del coche en la línea de largada.The engine of one of the competitor's cars caught fire at the starting line.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. participating
Islandia todavía no se encontraba entre los países participantes del Festival de la Canción de Eurovisión.Iceland was still not among the participating countries in the Eurovision Song Contest.
