question
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"Question" is a noun which is often translated as "la pregunta", and "he" is a pronoun which is often translated as "él". Learn more about the difference between "question" and "he" below.

question(

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chihn

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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

1. (query)

a. la pregunta

(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).

(F)

Do you have any questions about the procedure?¿Tiene alguna pregunta sobre el procedimiento?

There were ten questions on the exam.Había diez preguntas en el examen.

2. (matter)

a. la cuestión

(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).

(F)

It's a question of time before they find out about what happened.Solo es cuestión de tiempo hasta que se enteren de lo que pasó.

b. el asunto

(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)

The question of security was addressed by the manager.El director abordó el asunto de la seguridad.

3. (doubt)

a. la duda

(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).

(F)

There is no question that he is happy at college.No hay duda de que es feliz en la universidad.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).

transitive verb

4. (to ask questions of)

a. preguntar

They questioned me about my health.Me preguntaron acerca de mi salud.

b. interrogar

The police questioned him after the murder.La policía lo interrogó después del asesinato.

5. (to doubt)

a. dudar de

I questioned his honesty from the beginning.Dudé de su honestidad desde el principio.

b. poner en duda

Some question the authenticity of the manuscript.Algunos ponen en duda la autenticidad del manuscrito.

c. cuestionar

Colonists began to question the authority of the British monarchy.Los colonos comenzaron a cuestionar la autoridad de la monarquía británica.

he(

)

A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g., she).

pronoun

1. (subject)

a. él

He is the man of my life.Él es el hombre de mi vida.

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

2. (male)

a. el macho

(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)

We can't tell whether it is a he or a she.No distinguimos si es macho o hembra.

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