Archive for 'Spanish Grammar'
Dequeísmo Posted by Magda on Mar 24, 2010
“Dequeísmo” It is becoming increasingly more common to hear incorrect expressions in Spanish such as: Pienso de que… Creo de que… Opino de que… Dije de que… Not only among students of the language, but also native speakers. There are certain verbs that require the preposition “de”, but to do so when it is not…
El vs. La: Noun Gender Posted by Adir on Mar 4, 2010
There are some tips to know the gender of a noun but there are times when you just have to learn them by heart. There are no logical way of knowing it. Here’s a useful list of some of these words. el acorde – chord el barniz – varnish el cobre – copper el cometa…
The Imperative of Irregular Verbs (Review) Posted by Adir on Feb 22, 2010
Let’s review today the forms of the imperative of some very common verbs in Spanish, both the affirmative and negative forms. Hacer haz – no hagas haga – no haga hagamos – no hagamos haced – no hagáis hagan – no hagan Poner pon – no pongas ponga – no ponga pongamos – no pongamos…
Diminutives in Spanish Posted by Adir on Jan 14, 2010
Spanish uses a lot of diminutives and the Real Academia Española has some rules to form them; check them out. 1. One-syllable words a) ending in a vowel: pie (foot) – -ececito, -ececillo, -ececico, -ecezuelo: piececito. b) ending in a consonant or y: rey (king) – -ecito, -ecillo, -ecico, -ezuelo, -achuelo, -ichuelo: reyecito. 2. Two-syllable…
Adjectives and Verbs + Prepositions Posted by Adir on Jan 7, 2010
There are some adjectives that collocate with certain prepositions. The use of prepositions oftentimes doesn’t follow a fixed or set rule so it’s best to learn them together with the word they’re used with. Listo para – ready for Preocupado con – worried about Adicto a – addicted to Conforme con – in agreement with…
De… Posted by Adir on Jan 4, 2010
De is a very common word in Spanish and it has several and useful meanings. ¡Ay de ti si te encuentro otra vez fumando! (threat) ¡Pobre de mí que no tengo ni un duro! (pity) ¿Vamos a lo de Pancho hoy por la noche? (house) De noche hace más frío. (time) De haber sabido que…
El Superlativo – en español Posted by Adir on Dec 17, 2009
El superlativo expresa el grado más intenso de la calidad (característica) de un adjetivo. El superlativo absoluto se forma agregándole al adjetivo el sufijo ‘ísimo/ísima’ o utilizando adverbios como muy, sumamente, extremadamente, etc. Algunos ejemplos: Raro – rarísimo – muy raro Malo – malísimo – extremadamente malo Alto – altísimo – sumamente alto Algunos adjetivos…