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No. 10,020 in Spanish

canto

"Song" or "chant."

In a sentence

  • El canto de los pájaros me alegra cada mañana.

    The singing of birds cheers me up every morning.

    Here, 'canto' is used as a noun to denote 'singing' or 'song', referring to the sounds produced by the birds.

  • Canto una canción para mi amigos.

    I sing a song for my friends.

    In this context, 'canto' is the first person singular form of the verb 'cantar', meaning 'I sing', representing an action performed by the subject.

  • Hay un canto en la esquina de la mesa.

    There is a corner on the edge of the table.

    In this sentence, 'canto' is used to mean 'corner' or 'edge', giving a specific description of an object's part.

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