(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 inverted question mark indicates the beginning of an interrogative in Spanish.El signo de interrogación de apertura indica el comienzo de una forma interrogativa en español.

b. el interrogativo

(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)

Lisa learned about interrogative pronouns in English class today.Hoy Lisa aprendió los interrogativos en la clase de inglés.

interrogative

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

Noun

1. (grammar)

a. la forma interrogativa

(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)

(voice)

2. (word)

a. el interrogativo

(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)

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

3. (look, tone)

a. interrogativo(a) (grammar)

interrogative [ˌɪntəˈrɒɡətɪv]

adjective

[+look, tone] interrogador; (Ling) [+pronoun] interrogativo;

noun

(Ling) interrogativo (m)

in the interrogative en (forma) interrogativa

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