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This word must begin with a capital letter in the sense shown in the feminine noun.
complutense, el complutense, la complutense(
kohm
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ploo
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tehn
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seh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. from Alcalá de Henares
No soy de Madrid; soy complutense.I'm not from Madrid; I'm from Alcalá de Henares.
b. Alcalá de Henares
La bailarina complutense, Josefina Barros, bailará en Nueva York la semana próxima.The Alcalá de Henares dancer, Josefina Barros, will be dancing in New York next week.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
a. native of Alcalá de Henares
Cervantes es sin dudas el complutense más famoso.Cervantes is, undoubtedly, the most famous native of Alcalá de Henares.
b. man from Alcalá de Henares (masculine)
Me encontré con un complutense cuando viajaba por México.I met a man from Alcalá de Henares when I was traveling around Mexico.
c. woman from Alcalá de Henares (feminine)
La nueva profesora es una complutense.Our new teacher is a woman from Alcalá de Henares.
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
3. (education)
a. Complutense University
Como parte del curso, tengo que hacer un intercambio con un estudiante de la Complutense.As part of my course, I have to do an exchange with a student from Complutense University.
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