apostrophe
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apostrophe(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el apóstrofo (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).
Put the apostrophe at the end of the word if it is possessive and plural.Pon un apóstrofo al fin de la palabra si es posesiva y plural.
b. el apóstrofe (M) (Central America) (Chile) (Colombia)
(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).
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Chile
Regionalism used in Colombia
The apostrophe is far more used in English than in Spanish.El apóstrofe es mucho más usado en inglés que en español.
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