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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. la caza de ballenas
(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)
Because of the depletion of the whale population, whaling was banned in 1986.Debido a la disminución de su población, la caza de ballenas está prohibida hoy en día.
b. la pesca de ballenas
(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)
Early whaling provided whale meat and oil, which is not used much today.La pesca primitiva proveía carne y aceite, el cual no se usa mucho hoy.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. ballenero
The family made its fortune in the whaling industry.La familia ganó su fortuna en la industria ballenera.
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