short story

short story(
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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 cuento
(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)
I want to write a book, but it's hard. - Maybe you should try writing a short story.Quiero escribir un libro, pero es difícil. - Quizás debes intentar escribir un cuento.
What are you reading? - It's an anthology of short stories by Anton Chekhov.¿Qué lees? - Es una antología de cuentos por Anton Chekhov.
b. el relato corto
(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)
Jorge Luis Borges was the master of the short story.Jorge Luis Borges era el maestro del relato corto.
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