la
Meaning
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feminine singular definite article; the
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/la/
Etymology
From Old Spanish ela, from Latin illa(m), feminine singular of ille.
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ello
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it, neuter third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used only to refer to facts, sets of things, and indefinite things that have been mentioned before; generally used with prepositions and rarely used as a subject, except in literary style)
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ella
- she, her (used subjectively and after prepositions)
- it (used subjectively and after prepositions to refer to feminine nouns)
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Sentences
Finalmente , el emperador y la emperatriz dieron su permiso para el matrimonio .
The emperor and empress then gave their permission for Alexandra and Fritz to be married.
Estudió en la Universidad Cornell.
He studied at Cornell University.
La granja había de convertirse en su refugio predilecto .
The farm was to become his favorite refuge.