marine

marine(
muh
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rin
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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 marina
(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)
I was able to travel the world when I worked in the merchant marine.Pude viajar por todo el mundo cuando trabajaba en la marina mercante.
a. el infante de marina
(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)
, la infante de marina
(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)
I was a marine for 15 years with the armed forces.Fui infante de marina 15 años en las fuerzas armadas.
b. el marine
(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)
, la marine
(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)
My brother is a sergeant in the army and my cousin is a marine.Mi hermano es sargento del ejército y mi primo es marine.
c. el fusilero naval
(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)
, la fusilera navala
(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)
Regionalism used in Uruguay
(Uruguay)
The military deployed thousands of sailors and marines for the war.Los militares desplegaron miles de marineros y fusileros navales para la guerra.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. marino
My sister is studying to be a marine biologist.Mi hermana está estudiando para ser bióloga marina.
b. naval
The marine engineers built an oil rig on the ocean floor.Los ingenieros navales construyeron una plataforma petrolífera en el lecho marino.
c. marítimo
The marine police arrested the pirates.La policía marítima arrestó a los piratas.
marines
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
plural noun
4. (military)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
a. los marines
(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 younger brother decided to join the marines instead of going to college.Mi hermano menor decidió unirse a los marines en vez de ir a la universidad.
5. (military)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
a. la infantería de marina
(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)
The marines have increased their recruitment efforts since the start of the war.La infantería de marina ha estado reclutando más desde el inicio de la guerra.
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