roommate

el compañero de cuarto

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roommate(

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (person sharing a room)

a. el compañero de cuarto

(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 compañera de cuarto

(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 roommate at university was very loud and always kept me up at night.Mi compañero de cuarto en la universidad era muy ruidoso y no me dejaba dormir nunca.

b. el compañero de habitación

(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 compañera de habitación

(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 roommate at the youth hostel was a nice girl from China.Mi compañera de habitación en el albergue juvenil era una chica muy agradable de China.

2. (person sharing an apartment)

a. el compañero de apartamento

(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 compañera de apartamento

(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 got into an argument with my roommate to get him to clean up the kitchen.Discutí con mi compañero de apartamento para conseguir que limpiara la cocina.

b. el compañero de piso

(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 compañera de piso

(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 Spain

(Spain)

The rent was too high, so I decided to find a roommate to share my apartment.El alquiler era muy caro, así que decidí buscar un compañero de piso para compartir mi piso.

roommate

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (general)

a. el compañero(a) de cuarto or habitación

(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 compañero(a) de cuarto or habitación

(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)

roommate [ˈrʊmmeɪt]

noun

compañeroacompañera (m) (f) de cuarto;a compañera

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