desolation

desolation(
deh
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suh
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ley
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shihn
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la desolación
(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)
They cut down the trees for pasture, but soon the grasses dried up and there was nothing but desolation.Talaron los árboles para tener pastura, pero pronto el pasto se secó y no hubo nada más que desolación.
a. la desolación
(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)
It took years to rebuild the city after the tsunami's desolation.Tardó años reconstruir la ciudad después de la desolación del tsunami.
a. la desolación
(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)
When she left us, a dark desolation gripped my heart.Cuando nos dejó, una oscura desolación se apoderó de mi corazón.
b. el desconsuelo
(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)
He was lost in desolation after the tragedy.Estaba perdido en el desconsuelo después de la tragedia.
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