C1-4 género Flashcards

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This is a hint of categories of nouns that are almost always masculine. What are they? cn,c,d,L,n (5)

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1 - compound nouns from verbs (verbs + nouns) most common (el sacacorchos, el guardaropa - wardrobe, closet) but other configurations and some use F
2 - colors (el verde)
3 - days (el miércoles)
4 - languages - el kakchiquel (not capitalized)
5 - numbers - el uno, el veintiuno
El alfabeto las letras

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2
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This is a hint of categories of nouns that are almost always masculine. What are they? morv (4)

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geographic places
1 - mountains - los Andes, pero las Montañas Rocosas
2 - oceans - el Pacífico
3 - rivers - el Payette
4 - volcanoes - el Fuego

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3
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-the bedspread
-the dishwasher
-the windshield wipers
-the windshield

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el cubrecama
el lavaplatos
los limpiaparabrisas
El parabrisas

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4
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the spiderweb

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la telaraña - it is 2 nouns

La araña-the spider

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5
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compound words can be made-up of what

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verb + noun - el lavaplatos
noun + noun - la bocacalle (entry, turning, side street)

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5
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compound words can be made-up of what (9)

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1 - verb + noun - el lavaplatos - almost always M
2 - verb + verb - la compraventa, the buying-selling, very few
3 - noun + noun - la bocacalle (entry, turning, side street), la motocicleta
4 - noun + verb - el-la hispanohablante
5 - noun + adj - el pelirrojo, la hierba buena (peppermint)
6 - pronoun + verb - cualquier
7 - adj + adj - el altibajos (ups and downs, it´s a M noun)
8 - adv + adj - bienvenido-bienvenida
9 - adv + verb - menospreciar - to underestimate

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6
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what are common gender nouns: common gender nouns” describe people and can take either masculine or feminine articles depending upon whether the described entity is male or female.

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qué son los sustantivos de género común: los sustantivos de género común” describen a personas y pueden tomar artículos masculinos o femeninos dependiendo de si la entidad descrita es masculina o femenina.
el/la artista

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an ending that usually signifies a common noun

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una terminación que suele significar un sustantivo común

el/la izquierdista (the leftist)
el/la derechista

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