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Noun

Pa' los compas, el sustantivo


What is the noun?
They are words that refer to
people, places, animals, ideas,
things, events, substances or In fact, one noun may appear as
qualities. the nucleus of the subject and
another as the object in the
Its function is usually to serve predicate.
as the nucleus of the subject of
the sentence, however, it also
often appears in the predicate
as an object.
What is the noun?
Noun in the nucleus of the subject As the object of the predicate:
and in the object of the predicate: Ramiro buys milk every day (Ramiro
The kids are playing with the ball compra leche todos los días).
(Los niños están jugando con la
pelota).
As the core of the subject:
Jaguars are beautiful (Los
jaguares son hermosos).
How to identify a
noun?
It can be preceded by an It can be pluralized (in the case of nouns
article (e.g., the) or by that only function as singular nouns, the
quantifiers (e.g., some). previous form can be used):
Ex: The tree is in the The wallet is lost (La cartera está perdida)
garden (El árbol está en el The wallets are lost (Las carteras están
jardín). perdidas).
How to identify a
noun?

It can be found in the If capitalized, it is a noun:


formula article + adjective Ex: Brazil is the biggest country in
+ noun. South America (Brasil es el país más
Ex: The big house (La casa grande de Sudamérica).
grande).
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