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Mar 2024
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434 | Why EL Agua and NOT LA Agua? EL is...

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Spanish articles explained! Yep, that is what this class is about. You will finally understand why it is EL Agua and not LA Agua! Turns out that the article EL is also feminine!!! Today we will teach you the reason behind this! It's very interesting!

And why is it LA Foto, EL Mapa, EL problema, etc? Here we teach you why.

Download the PDF with all the Class Notes here:

Spanish Nouns & Articles [PDF]

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