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"Watch a film" is an intransitive verb phrase which is often translated as "ver una película", and "movie" is a noun which is often translated as "la película". Learn more about the difference between "watch a film" and "movie" below.
watch a film(
wach
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fihlm
)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
1. (general)
a. ver una película
He invited me to watch a film with him at the festival.Me invitó a ver una película con él en el festival.
movie(
mu
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vi
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la película (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).
My uncle is a famous actor who's been in a lot of movies.Mi tío es un actor famoso que ha salido en muchas películas.
b. el film (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).
There's a really good movie about the Second World War that just came out.Hay un film muy bueno sobre la Segunda Guerra Mundial que acaba de salir.
movies
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
