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This word must be preceded by the definite article in the sense shown in 3) and the proper noun.
father(
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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. el padre
(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)
My father was captain of a warship.Mi padre fue capitán de un buque de guerra.
a. el padre
(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)
We were married by Father John in our parish church.Nos casó el Padre John en nuestra parroquia.
a. el padre
(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)
Hippocrates is considered to be the father of western medicine.Hipócrates es considerado el padre de la medicina occidental.
a. el padre
(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)
Several of the town fathers went to the next town to attend a meeting.Varios de los padres de la aldea fueron al pueblo vecino para asistir a una junta.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. engendrar
My uncle fathered ten children, eight of which are men.Mi tío engendró diez hijos, ocho de los cuales son varones.
a. concebir
Einstein fathered the theory of relativity.Einstein concibió la teoría de la relatividad.
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