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"Y" is a noun which is often translated as "la y", and "n" is a noun which is often translated as "la n". Learn more about the difference between "y" and "n" below.

way

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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. (letter)

a. la y

(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)

"Yugoslavia" begins with a y."Yugoslavia" empieza con una y.

b. la ye

(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)

"Yellow" is written with a y, not a j."Yellow" es escribe con una ye, no una jota.

An abbreviation is the shortened form of a word or group of words (e.g., "UFO" = "unidentified flying object"; "p." = "page").

abbreviation

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(SMS language)

a. por qué

I can't come today. - Y not?No puedo ir hoy. - ¿Por qué no?

b. xq

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

Y did you say that?¿Xq dijiste eso?

c. xk

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

My head hurts. - Y?Me duele la cabeza. - ¿Xk?

ehn

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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. (letter)

a. la n

(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)

"Nicaragua" begins with the letter n."Nicaragua" comienza con la letra n.

b. la ene

(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)

My name is Lena, spelled L, e, n, a.Mi nombre es Lena, que se deletrea ele, eh, ene, ah.

An abbreviation is the shortened form of a word or group of words (e.g., "UFO" = "unidentified flying object"; "p." = "page").

abbreviation

2. (north or northern)

a. N

Trondheim is at a latitude of 63°26′N.Trondheim se encuentra a 63°26′ de latitud norte.

3. (mathematics)

a. n

Two times n is equal to eight. So, what does n equal?Dos por n es igual a ocho. Entonces, ¿n es igual a qué?

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