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"Youngest" is a form of "youngest", an adjective which is often translated as "menor". "Young" is an adjective which is often translated as "joven". Learn more about the difference between "youngest" and "young" below.
youngest(
yuhng
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gehst
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
young(
yuhng
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (age)
a. joven
My mother and father married at a young age.Mi madre y padre se casaron cuando eran jóvenes.
2. (appearance)
a. verde
My assistant is still young at this, but he'll get better.Mi asistente todavía está muy verde, pero ya mejorará.
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
a. la gente joven (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).
The young are full of hope.La gente joven está llena de esperanza.
b. los jóvenes (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).
The elderly always complain about the young, and vice versa.Los viejos siempre se quejan de los jóvenes, y vice versa.
