agua corriente

USAGE NOTE
Feminine nouns that begin with a stressed "a-" or "ha-" sound in Spanish use the articles "el" and “un” in the singular.
el agua corriente(
ah
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gwah
 
koh
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rryehn
-
teh
)
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
feminine noun
a. tap water
¿Beben el agua corriente aquí o compran agua embotellada?Do you drink the tap water here or do you buy bottled water?
b. running water
Mi abuelo me explicó que no tenían agua corriente en casa, y que la sacaban del pozo.My grandfather explained that they didn't have running water at home, and that they'd draw it from the well.
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