C3 Grammar Flashcards

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adj. possessives: my

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mi (s)

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adj. possessives: your (inf)

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tu (s)

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adj. possessives:
your (formal) / his / her / its

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su (s)

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plural adj. possessives: our

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nuestro (s) / nuestra (s)

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plural adj. possessives: your / their

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su (s)

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pronouns possessives: mine

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Masc: el mío, los míos
Fem: la mía, las mías

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pronouns possessives: yours (inf)

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Masc: el tuyo, los tuyos
Fem: la tuya, las tuyas

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pronouns possessives:
yours (formal) / theirs

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Masc: el suyo, los suyos
Fem: la suya, las suyas

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pronouns possessives: ours

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Masc: el nuestro, los nuestros
Fem: la nuestra, las nuetras

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10
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What is the sentence structure to compare ‘more . . . than’?

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más + (adj., adv., noun) + que

adj: Mi perro es más inteligente que mi gato.

adv: Mi perro come más rápidamente que mi gato

noun: Mi perro tiene más energía que mi gato.

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What is the sentence structure to compare using “less than”?

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menos + (adj., adv., noun) + que

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younger than

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joven => menor que

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older than

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viejo => mayor que

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better than

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bueno => mejor que

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worse than

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malo => peor que

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16
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What is the sentence structure for comparing things of equality?

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tanto / tantos / tanta / tantas + (noun) + como

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17
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How do you choose what form on ‘tanto’ to use?

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choose the form that agrees with the noun you are comparing

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What is the structure when using “tan + como”?

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tan + (adj., adv.) + como

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19
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When do we use “tan + como”?

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when we are using adj and adv, “as … as”

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What is the difference between “tanto + como” and “tan + como”?

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“tanto + como” deals with noun and when you want to express that something has equal quantities of the noun.

“tan + como” deals with adj and adv

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21
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What is the phrase to express “as much as”?

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tanto como

22
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what is superlativos?

A

refer to the extreme of a group such as the largest, or the fattest

23
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What is the sentence structure to say that someone/ something has the most of a quality?

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el / la / los / las (noun) + más (adj) + de (group / place)

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What is the sentence structure to say that someone/ something has the least of a quality?

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el / la / los / las (noun) + menos (adj) + de (group / place)

25
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the best

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el / la mejor ; los / las mejores

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the worst

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el / la peor ; los / las peores

27
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the oldest

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el / la mayor ; los / las mayores

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the youngest

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el / la menor ; los / las menores

29
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What is an absolute superlative?

A

express idea of very, extremely

30
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How to express absolute superlative?

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End in vowel: remove the vowel, add ísimo / ísima / ísimos / ísimas

ex. grande => grandísimo

End in consonant: add ísimo / ísima / ísimos / ísimas

ex. difícil => dificilísimo

31
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What is the stem change for ‘e’?

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‘ie’ or ‘i’

32
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What is the stem change for ‘o’?

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‘ue’

33
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What is the conjugation for ‘jugar’?

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juego, juegas, juega, jugamos, juegan

34
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Does stem change apply for all pronoun?

A

No, applies to all except nosotros

35
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What are the verbs that have stem changes from e => ie?

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emp(e)zar: to start
ent(e)nder: to understand
p(e)nsar: to think
pref(e)rir: to prefer
s(e)ntir: to be sorry, to regret

36
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What are the verbs that have stem changes from e => i?

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rep(e)tir: to repeat
s(e)guir: to follow
s(e)rvir: to serve

37
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What are the verbs that have stem changes from o => ue?

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c(o)ntar: to tell
d(o)rmir: to sleep
env(o)lver: to wrap
p(o)der: to be able, can
pr(o)bar: to taste, to try
rec(o)rdar: to remember
v(o)lver: to return

38
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What are the two form of gustar?

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gusta and gustan

39
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When is ‘gusta’ used?

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When subject is singular, infinitive, or series of infinitives

40
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When is ‘gustan’ used?

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When subject is plural or a series of singular nouns

41
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gustar: I

A

me

42
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gustar: you (inf)

A

te

43
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gustar: you (formal) / he / she

A

le

44
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gustar: we

A

nos

45
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gustar: you (plural) / they

A

les

46
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What is the sentence structure to say one specific person/thing like something?

A

Singular
A + (name / singular noun) + le + gusta / gustan

Plural
A + (names / plural noun) + les + gusta / gustan

47
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What is the subject when using gustar?

A

the thing being liked

48
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How to clarify who likes something?

A

A mí me…
A ti te…
A usted / él / ella le…
A nosotros nos…
A ustedes / ellos / ellas les…

49
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emp(e)zar:
ent(e)nder:
p(e)nsar:
pref(e)rir:
s(e)ntir:
qu(e)rer:

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to start
to understand
to think
to prefer
to be sorry, to regret
to want, to love

50
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c(o)ntar:
d(o)rmir:
env(o)lver:
p(o)der:
pr(o)bar:
rec(o)rdar:
v(o)lver:
alm(o)rzar:

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to tell
to sleep
to wrap
to be able, can
to taste, to try
to remember
to return
to have lunch

51
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rep(e)tir:
s(e)guir:
s(e)rvir:
pedir:

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to repeat
to follow
to serve
to ask for, to request