year
vs
day

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"Year" is a noun which is often translated as "el año", and "day" is a noun which is often translated as "el día". Learn more about the difference between "year" and "day" below.

year(

yir

)

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

noun

1. (period of time)

a. el año

(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 new year begins in January.El año nuevo comienza en enero.

2. (in school)

a. el curso

(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 school year starts in September in the United States.El curso escolar empieza en septiembre en los Estados Unidos.

b. la generación

(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)

(class)

Prince William and I were in the same year at Eton College.El príncipe William y yo estuvimos en la misma generación en el Colegio Eton.

day(

dey

)

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

noun

1. (period of time)

a. el día

(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)

There are 366 days in a leap year.Los años bisiestos tienen 366 días.

2. (day of the week)

a. el día

(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)

What day is today?¿Qué día es hoy?

3. (daylight hours)

a. el día

(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 only pick strawberries during the day on Saturday.Solo podemos recoger fresas durante el día el sábado.

4. (work)

a. la jornada

(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 company has a seven-hour work day.Mi empresa observa jornadas de siete horas.

5. (indefinite period of time)

a. el día

(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)

Those were the happiest days of his life.Aquellos fueron los días más felices de su vida.

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