periphrasis
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The plural of "periphrasis" is "periphrases."
periphrasis
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la perífrasis (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).
Once the endless periphrases had been removed, the article was about half the original length.Una vez eliminado el sinfín de perífrasis, el artículo quedó la mitad de largo.
a. la perífrasis (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).
In German and Catalan, the past tense is expressed using periphrasis in everyday scenarios, while the simple past is generally reserved for more formal usage.En el alemán y el catalán, el pasado se expresa mediante el perífrasis en situaciones cotidianas, mientras que el pasado simple se reserva generalmente para contextos más formales.
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