southwest

southwest(
sauth
-
wehst
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el suroeste
(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)
According the map, southwest is to the left.Según el mapa, el suroeste está a la izquierda.
b. el sudoeste
(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)
How can you tell where southwest is without the sun?¿Cómo puedes descifrar dónde está el sudoeste sin el sol?
a. el suroeste
(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 live in the southwest, near Phoenix.Vivo en el suroeste, cerca de Phoenix.
b. el sudoeste
(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)
The café is in the southwest, near the construction site for the new bridge.El café está en el sudoeste, cerca del sitio de construcción para el nuevo puente.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. sudoeste
There are many deserts in the southwest part of the country.Hay muchos desiertos en la parte sudoeste de la ciudad.
b. suroeste
The southwest side of the lake has not been dredged, so it's hard to fish there.No se ha dragado el lado suroeste del lago, por lo que es difícil pescar allí.
c. del sudoeste
You can only find this type of plant in southwest Australia.Solo puedes encontrar este tipo de planta en Australia del sudoeste.
d. del suroeste
A southwest wind blew across the lake.Un viento del suroeste soplaba a través del lago.
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g., to run quickly, very tired).
adverb
a. en dirección sudoeste
If you keep driving southwest, you should arrive there in less than ten minutes.Si sigues conduciendo en dirección sudoeste, deberías llegar allí en menos de diez minutos.
b. en dirección suroeste
He was driving northeast and I was driving southwest and we still didn't see each other.Él estaba conduciendo en dirección noreste y yo en dirección suroeste y todavía no nos hemos visto.
c. hacia el sudoeste
Turn southwest at the next traffic light.Gira hacia el sudoeste al próximo semáforo.
d. hacia el suroeste
Let's head further southwest to find the campgrounds before sunset.Vamos a dirigirnos más hacia el suroeste para encontrar el campamento antes del atardecer.
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