The name PEZ is an abbreviation of PfeffErminZ (German for peppermint). The original product was a round peppermint lozenge called PEZ drops. Over time, a new manufacturing process evolved and the hard pressed brick shape known today was created.
Acronym. Definition. PECES. Padres Eficaces Con Entrenamiento Sistemático (Spanish)
What gender is a computer ,el computador ,o la computadora ? 'Pencil' however is masculine:'el lapiz'.
Any words that are actually a shorter form of a longer word. For example, we usually say la moto for motorcycle, which ends in an -o. This is a feminine word because it is a short form of the longer word, la motocicleta.
Lápiz is gendered masculine in Spansh, so the definite article is el and the indefinite article is un.
Pescado is the past participle of the verb pescar 'to fish', and literally means 'fished'; it's fish that has been fished, or caught.
Pez is the fish that is in the water (free in its habitat or a pet), pescado is the one that is already out of the water and is meant to be eaten. Pescado means “fished” and is the past participle of verb “pescar”. Pez means fish, just that, while pescado refers to the captured fish used for human consumption.
Strangely enough, most plurals in Spanish are very similar to English. So, 'Autobús' becomes 'Autobuses'. Note that there is no accent on the plural.
The plural form of autobus is autobuses or autobusses (dated).
In Spanish, a different definite article is used with singular and plural nouns: el hombre, los hombres; la mujer, las mujeres; el coche, los coches, la casa, las casas.
lápiz m (plural lápices) pencil.
What is estudiante? Noun. estudiante m or f (plural estudiantes) student (a person who studies or learns about a particular subject) Synonyms: aprendiz, discípulo.
term:nouns plural = la lección, las lecciones.
SPANISH NUMBERS 1-100
- 1 - uno.
- 2 - dos.
- 3 - tres.
- 4 - cuatro.
- 5 - cinco.
- 6 - seis.
- 7 - siete.
- 8 - ocho.
Yes, that's right: foto is an abreviation of fotografía or fotografías (both with "f") and therefore corresponding to the general clue saying "feminine when ending in A and masculine when ending in O." But I'm sure you're aware that this rule has many exceptions like LA mano, EL taxista.
autobús. A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo). Necesito tomar dos autobuses para llegar al trabajo. I need to take two buses to get to work.
o yo is first person singular. o tú is second person singular. o él, ella and usted are all third person singular. o nosotros is first person plural. o vosotros is second person plural (only used in Spain). o ellos, ellas and ustedes are third person plural.
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| tú = you (informal) | vosotros = you (masc., inf.) vosotras = you (fem., inf.) |
| usted = you (formal) | ustedes = you (formal) |
| él = he | ellos = they (masc.) |
| ella = she | ellas = they (fem.) |
In a nutshell, tu is informal and singular, while vous is formal and/or plural.
Mi familia is single so you'd say "Mi familia va" (My family goes/my family is going).
The Spanish
subject pronouns are: yo,
tú,
él,
ella,
usted in the singular, and
nosotros/
nosotras,
vosotros/vosotras,
ellos/ellas,
ustedes in the plural.
Do use the subject pronouns:
- after ser (meaning to be)
- in comparisons after que and como.
- in one-word answers to questions.
These are primarily used in Spain to address more than one person in an informal way. The endings of these words indicate whether we are addressing a group of men or women: vosotros is used for men, and vosotras for women.
ella is she, and el is he. Usted is the formal way of saying you but in the singular form. For example, a child would use usted for the word you to an adult.
—used especially to call attention, to indicate attentiveness, or to express affirmation. YO. abbreviation. Definition of YO (Entry 2 of 2) year old; years old.
