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"Tutoring" is a form of "tutoring", a noun which is often translated as "las clases particulares". "Tutor" is a noun which is often translated as "el tutor". Learn more about the difference between "tutoring" and "tutor" below.
tutoring(
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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
a. las clases particulares
(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)
He supplemented his teaching income with tutoring.Complementaba sus ingresos de profesor dando clases particulares.
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tutor(
tu
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duhr
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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
a. el tutor
(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)
, la tutora
(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)
The tutor we hired to help Ricky with his reading is excellent.La tutora que contratamos para ayudar a Ricky con su lectura es excelente.
b. el profesor particular, la profesora particular
Jenny hired a tutor to help her with her English class.Jenny contrató a un profesor particular para ayudarla con su clase de inglés.
2. (advisor)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
a. el tutor
(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)
, la tutora
(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 great honor to be appointed a tutor at Cambridge.Es un gran honor ser nombrado tutor de Cambridge.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. dar clases particulares
Angie is earning some extra money tutoring some students in physics.Angie está ganando un dinero extra dándoles clases particulares en ciencias físicas a algunos estudiantes.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
a. dar clases particulares
If I didn't tutor on the weekends, I wouldn't earn enough money to make ends meet.SI no diera clases particulares durante los fines de semana, no ganaría suficiente dinero para llegar a fin de mes.
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