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conundrum(
kuh
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nuhn
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druhm
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (riddle)
a. el acertijo (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).
Anyone who wanted to go through the gate had to solve a conundrum.El que quisiera pasar por la puerta tenía que resolver un acertijo.
b. la adivinanza (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).
This is a conundrum I like to give my students at the beginning of the school year.Esta es una adivinanza que me gusta ponerles a mis estudiantes al principio del curso escolar.
b. el problema (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).
We are now faced with a conundrum as to what to do with these people.Ahora nos encontramos con el problema de qué hacer con estas personas.
c. la situación difícil (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).
By revealing this information you have put me in a conundrum.Al revelar esta información me pone en una situación difícil.
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