lament
lament(
luh
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mehnt
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (wailing)
a. el lamento (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).
Her lament over her husband's coffin was soul shattering.Su lamento sobre el ataúd de su marido desgarraba el alma.
2. (literature)
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
4. (to regret)
a. lamentar
He lamented his failure to be accepted on the team.Se lamentó por haber sido rechazado por el equipo.
5. (to mourn)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
6. (to mourn)
b. lamentarse
Kevin lamented over the death of his beloved dog.Kevin se lamentó de la muerte de su querido perro.
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