Capítulo 2, Model 8, Expressing ownership + Gustar likes and dislikes Flashcards
Dice (deh-say) (decir(deh-seer)
He/She/You Says
Pertenencia (pehr-teh-nehn-syah)
Belonging, ownership, property, membership
Mi mundo (mee moon-doh)
My world
Vivir (bee-beer) (masc noun, intransitive, transitive verb)
to live, to live through, lifestyle
Olvidar (ohl-bee-dahr)
to forget
Poder (poh-dehr)
to be able to
Deber (deh-behr)
should, to owe
Hacer (ah-sehr)
to do, to make
Antes (ahn-tehs)
before
Venir (beh-neer)
to come
El fin de semana (ehl feen deh seh-mah-nah)
the weekend, on the weekend
Además (ah-deh-mahs)
besides
vacación (bah-kah-syohn) usually used in plural
vacation
Viajar (byah-hahr)
to travel
Possessive ads
1) Modify nouns to express possession
2) Always precede the noun they modify
i.e mi amigo
Mi (mee) (adjective)
My
Mis (adjective,plural) (mees)
My
Tu (too) (adjective, informal)
Your
Tus (toos) (adjective,plural, informal)
Your
Su (soo) (adjective, third person, mas & fem singular, its singular, plural, second person plural)
His, her, its, their, your
Sus (soos) (adjective, third person, mas & fem singular, its singular, plural, second person plural)
His, her, its, their, your
Nuestro/a (nwehs-troh) (adj, noun, mixed gender, formal, first & second person singular)
Your, Our, Ours
Nuestros/as (nwehs-trohs) (adj, noun, mixed gender, formal, first & second person singular)
Your, Our, Ours
Vuestro/a (bwehs-troh) (informal) (masculine or mixed gender) (second person plural) (Spain)
Your, yours
Vuestros/as (bwehs-trohs) (informal) (masculine or mixed gender) (second person plural) (Spain)
Your, yours
Adjectives change number to agree with what is possessed, not the possessor
i.e Mis clases
Nosotros/as y vuestros/as forms must agree also in gender
i.e Nuestras amigas
Su and sus have multiple meanings.
Use DE+ the name of possessor i.e la compañera de Jorge
Su and sus have multiple meanings.
Use the appropriate noun instead of su/sus i.e la compañera de ella
Su and sus have multiple meanings.
Use “usted” or “ustedes”
1) el libro de usted
2) el libro de ustedes
Su and sus have multiple meanings.
Use “sus” instead
1) sus libros
Gustar
to be pleasing, to fascinate, to like
Use: ME GUSTA+INFINITIVE
Use: NO ME GUSTA+ INFINITIVE
To express that u like someone or something
Use: ME GUSTA+ SINGULAR NOUN
Use: ME GUSTAN+ PLURAL NOUN
To ask people what they like
Use: TE GUSTA(N) (informal)
Use: LE GUSTA(N) (formal)
To state what another person likes
Use: A+ NAME(S) OF PERSON(S) + LE GUSTA(N)
Used to emphasize
When talking about the preferences of more than one person
Use: A+ NAMES + LES GUSTA(N)
Sentence structures 1
Subject: What’s pleasing
Object: The person pleased