present participle

present participle(
preh
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zihnt
 
par
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dih
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sih
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puhl
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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 participio presente
(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 learned how to form the present participle in Spanish class today.Hoy aprendimos a formar el participio presente en la clase de español.
b. el participio activo
(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 learned the difference between the present participle and the past participle.Aprendimos la diferencia entre el participo activo y el participio pasivo.
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