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calves
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
1. (anatomy)
a. las pantorrillas (F)
(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).
My calves hurt after running.Después de correr me duelen las pantorrillas.
2. (animals)
a. los terneros (M), las terneras (F) (cow)
(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).
(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).
The cow had two calves.La vaca tuvo dos terneros.
b. las crías (F) (elephant or manatee)
(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).
The elephant calves wouldn't leave their mothers' side.Las crías de elefante no se alejaban de sus madres.
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