Tag Archives: Spanish Grammar
A Guide to Interjections in Spanish (Part 1) Posted by Anais on Oct 27, 2021
Ouch, argh, hmmm, great!… An interjection in any language could be defined as a word that happens almost instinctively during speech to convey a feeling or some kind of reaction before some kind of stimuli. We can thank interjections for the fact they make much easier for us to express emotions, a way of greeting…
Uppercases in Spanish: A practical guide (Part 3) Posted by Anais on Sep 24, 2021
Here we are at the last entry dedicated to the way the Spanish language uses uppercase letters. It may be a rough little journey, but all this guidance is designed to make you more comfortable with these grammar issues that differentiate Spanish from other languages. This time, I will be indicating those instances where you…
Uppercases in Spanish: A practical guide (Part 2) Posted by Anais on Sep 22, 2021
Following our last entry about uppercases usage in Spanish, we will be focusing on the instances regarding capital letters in whole sentences and at the beginning of certain nouns regardless of the punctuation before them. You will find many examples of whole phrases written in uppercase, like the names of literary works printed on…
Uppercases in Spanish: A practical guide (Part 1) Posted by Anais on Aug 27, 2021
One of the most controversial subjects regarding Spanish grammar has to be the proper usage of capital letters in texts. Luckily, there is a decent amount of manuals in Spanish—like the Diccionario panhispánico de dudas and the Real Academia Española’s Ortografía de la lengua española—compiling the many guidelines we should follow regarding this sometimes difficult…
Spanish: A Language with carácter (Part 2) Posted by Anais on Feb 24, 2020
Welcome to the second part of this blog post, where we are delving into those special little marks that distinguish altogether Spanish from other languages. So, which other character grants la lengua de Cervantes its unique flavor? It is, of course, el acento agudo (the acute accent) and the accentuation principle. Let’s begin! Acento…
Spanish: A Language with carácter (Part 1) Posted by Anais on Feb 17, 2020
The Spanish language can be distinguished by many features: the way its words are formed, its sonority, its many regional varieties… But an easier way to recognize it among most other languages is its unique set of caracteres (written characters). Let’s make one thing clear: Spanish uses the Latin alphabet as well as English and…
Possessive Adjectives in Spanish Posted by sasha on Jan 17, 2018
One thing that can trip up beginner learners of Spanish is possessive adjectives. You have to think about whether the noun you’re referring to is masculine or feminine, singular or plural. There’s also the same word for your, his, her, its, and their! We’re here to help you sort through it all with an easy…