Trabajo can name work to be done, a job or a place of employment in context.
The idea
The noun is masculine: el trabajo and un trabajo; mucho trabajo expresses an amount.
Examples
- Tengo mucho trabajo hoy.I have a lot of work today.
- Mi trabajo está cerca de casa.My workplace is near home.
- Busco un trabajo nuevo.I am looking for a new job.
- El trabajo empieza a las nueve.Work starts at nine.
- Terminamos el trabajo antes de cenar.We finish the work before dinner.
- Yo trabajo en una biblioteca.I work in a library.
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Trabajo can also be the present yo form of trabajar; the surrounding words show its role.
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Choose the singular noun after mucho: Tengo mucho ___. (trabajo / trabajos)
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trabajo
Trabajo is singular after mucho in this quantity phrase.
Choose the adjective agreeing with trabajo: Busco un trabajo ___. (nuevo / nueva)
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nuevo
Nuevo agrees with the masculine noun trabajo.
Choose the verb form for I work: Yo ___ en una biblioteca. (trabajo / trabajas)
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trabajo
Trabajo is the present form of trabajar for yo.
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Choose the singular noun after mucho: Tengo mucho ___. (trabajo / trabajos)
Choose the adjective agreeing with trabajo: Busco un trabajo ___. (nuevo / nueva)
Choose the verb form for I work: Yo ___ en una biblioteca. (trabajo / trabajas)
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