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marci100

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Very true Papitou. I agree with you and Gary perhaps the question should have been more specific by using it in a sentence that we all could have answered correctly and by doing so put this matter to rest.

14 years ago. Rating: 1
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Papitou

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I wouldn't have thought such a simple question would spark such controversy.

14 years ago. Rating: 0
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Papitou

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La ayuda

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gary

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AYUDA IS SECOND PERSON TENSE FROM THE VERB 'AYUDAR' .......el translates to he, la translates to she. El ayuda el hombre. "he helps the man" OR la ayuda la muchacha..........."she helps the girl"

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Papitou

Gary, la ayuda is help, ayuda without an article is, yes, 2nd person masculine. But it is "El ayuda al hombre." "Al" not "el".

commented 14 years ago

Papitou

And it would be "Ella ayuda a la muchacha."

commented 14 years ago

gary

see above....I have typed "EL' not "AL"

commented 14 years ago

Papitou

Exactly that is your problem. It is "El ayuda AL hombre."

commented 14 years ago

marci100

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I understand that ayuda is a feminine noun but in most cases when this word is used Gary there is no need to use either gender. As for a Spanish lesson el is always used when referring to the male and la is always used in reference to a female. Your examples indicate which gender is being helped or doing the helping. If we are to accept your explanation to the question then the answer is both.

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Papitou

"El" is "he" and "ella" is "she".

commented 14 years ago

gary

I goofed on "la", papitou. ella is correct when used the way I did above. but, the person asking didn't refer to the verb itself, or to the noun. therefore I assumed "verb".

commented 14 years ago

marci100

Karma: 30

Ayuda means "HELP" in Spanish. There is no gender preference needed. Neither el nor la is necessary.