8. 2-16-25 errors study these! Flashcards
The subject/topic/theme of the class is gender.
El tema de la clase es el género.
el tema - comes from Greek word thema meaning subject/topic, follows rule, if Greek then masc
La tesis- follows sis rule
la clase - exception to rule that nouns ending in e are often masc
how to spell “the z” in spanish
¿Cómo se escribe la zeta/la z en español?
the anger
the illness in: Love in the Time of ______
la cólera - anger/rage
el cólera - illness
El amor en los tiempos del cólera.
Koh leh rah
She was a doctor and he was a doctor.
Ella era médica/doctora y él era médico/doctor.
la médica, el médico
la doctora, el doctor
give examples of feminine words in Spanish that end in ma (they do not follow the pattern that if ending in ma are M, those that end in ma and are M are usually derived from Greek)
la victima
la crema
la goma
la llama - the flame
la pluma - feather, pen
la paloma
la norma
le gema - la gemstone
la rama - the branch
but el alma, el arma because of two a sounds is a no no
But el tema, la tesis
just answer in Spanish - what is the name of the literary convention that omits conjunctions for style
el asíndeton
amor, pasión, deep
vine ví vencí
vencer - to defeat/to overcome
All the soldiers at the front had furrowed foreheads.
Todos los soldados en el frente tenían las frentes fruncidas/arrugadas.
just a answer, what two words are invariable, meaning the gender represents both male and female and does not change
la víctima
la persona
Él era la víctima.
Ella era la víctima.
“gente” is considered an epicene noun in Spanish, meaning it is a gender-neutral word that can refer to people of any gender; it translates to “people” in English and is always treated as feminine (“la gente”).
also
la hormiga
el tiburón
la mosca
el búho
remember the ant ate the fly, the owl ate the fly, the shark ate the owl
There is no reason to fear the future.
No tiene que temer el mañana.
el mañana - can be used figuratively to mean tomorrow/future
but, Nos vemos a las seis de la mañana.
honesty/uprightness
la rectitud
will, as in determination
la voluntad
This is how we write the letter “M” in Spanish.
Así es como escribimos la letra «eme» en español.
letters are all feminine
numbers and most colors are masculine
the word alphabet is masc, el alfabeto
See you at 6 in the morning.
Nos vemos a las seis de la mañana.
But, No tiene que temer el mañana.
el mañana - can be used figuratively to mean tomorrow/future
the willpower
la fuerza de voluntad
voluntad can mean will, wish, willpower
I hope there are no hard feelings (resentments) and we can be friends.
Espero que no haya rencores (resentimientos) y podamos ser amigos.
el rencor - hard feelings, bitterness, resentment
think Wren was in the Corps, but I had no rencor towards him, just a mangled heart
Subjunctive in both clauses because the second is related to/depends on the first
I do not want to attend the ceremony.
No quiero asistir a la ceremonia.
asistir a algo
ALWAYS use ASISTIR A algo in this type of structure!
I now have many well-earned wrinkles that make my face look very wrinkled.
Ahora tengo muchas arrugas bien merecidas que hacen que mi cara parezca muy arrugada.
