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"To what extent" is a phrase which is often translated as "en qué medida", and "gerund" is a noun which is often translated as "el gerundio". Learn more about the difference between "to what extent" and "gerund" below.
to what extent(
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)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (general)
a. en qué medida
To what extent is this an adequate description of the process?¿En qué medida es esta una descripción adecuada del proceso?
gerund(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (grammar)
a. el gerundio (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).
In English, you can turn a verb into a gerund by adding -ing.En inglés, se puede convertir un verbo en un gerundio añadiendo -ing.
