La frontera is a border between territories, often countries.
The idea
The noun is feminine: la frontera, una frontera; plural: las fronteras, unas fronteras.
Examples
- La frontera está cerca del pueblo.The border is near the village.
- Cruzamos la frontera en tren.We crossed the border by train.
- El río marca una frontera natural.The river marks a natural border.
- Las fronteras aparecen en el mapa.The borders appear on the map.
- Mi vecina trabaja junto a la frontera.My neighbour works near the border.
- Antes de viajar, consultamos las normas de la frontera.Before travelling, we check the border rules.
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Do not use a masculine article: say la frontera, not el frontera.
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Choose the article: ___ frontera está abierta. (La / El)
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La
La agrees with the feminine singular noun.
Choose the plural: Hay dos ___. (fronteras / frontera)
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fronteras
Fronteras follows the number two in the plural.
Choose the word for a border: El límite entre dos países es una ___. (frontera / maleta)
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frontera
Frontera names the territorial limit, whereas maleta means suitcase.
Practice round
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Choose the article: ___ frontera está abierta. (La / El)
Choose the plural: Hay dos ___. (fronteras / frontera)
Choose the word for a border: El límite entre dos países es una ___. (frontera / maleta)
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