CHAPTER 4 Flashcards
the conquest
la Conquista
criminal
el (la) criminal
democracy
la democracia
right wing
la derecha
legal right
el derecho
dictatorship
la dictadura
army
el ejército
elections
las elecciones
stability
la estabilidad
ethics
ética
government
el gobierno
military coup
el golpe de estado
hero (heroine)
el héroe (la heroína)
injsutice
la injusticia
left wing
la izquierda
justice
la justicia
law
la ley
leader
el (la) líder
leadership
el liderazgo
country
el país
(political) party
el partido (político)
bravery
el valor
villian
el (la) villano(a)
selfless
abnegado(a)
cowardly
cobarde
compassionate
compasivo(a)
weak
débil
dedicated
dedicado(a)
selfish
egoísta
strong
fuerte
heroic
heroico(a)
honest
honrado(a)
humble
humilde
idealist
idealista
fair
justo(a)
loyal
leal
powerful
poderoso(a)
traitorous
traidor(a)
brave
valiente
to bully, to harrass
acosar
to support
apoyar
to assassinate, to murder
asesinar
to cooperate
cooperar
to overthrow
derrocar
to defeat
derrotar
to develop
desarrollar
to last
durar
to elect, to choose
elegir
to strengthen
fortalecer
to lead
liderar
to achieve
lograr
to struggle, to work hard in order to achieve something
luchar
to motivate
motivar
to defeat
vencer
to vote
votar
preterite
beginning & ending
each action has either begun or ended
duration or period of time as a whole
change of condition/emotion
interrupting action
series of complete actions
preterite -ar endings
-é
-aste
-ó
-amos
-aron
preterite -ir endings
-í
-iste
-ió
-imos
-ieron
imperfect
middle
description of physical or mental conditions
time, date, age
does not place emphasis on beginning or end of action
habitual action
simulatenous actions
first action (not interrupting)
imperfect ir + a + infinitive
expresses past plans or intentions that were not completed
conocer imperfect
to know, to be acquainted w/
conocer preterite
to meet (for the 1st time)
saber imperfect
to know (about)
saber preterite
to find out
haber imperfect
there was/were (description)
haber preterite
there was/were (occurred)
poder imperfect
was able to (circumstantial)
poder preterite
succeeded in (completed successfully)
no poder imperfect
was not able to (circumstantial)
no poder preterite
failed to (do something)
querer imperfect
wanted (mental state)
querer preterite
tried to (do something)
no querer imperfect
didn’t want (mental state)
no querer preterite
refused to (& did not do something)
tener que imperfect
was supposed to (but didn’t)
tener que preterite
had to do something (& did it)
imperfect subjunctive endings
3rd person pl preterite form
remove -on & add ending
-a
-as
-a
-amos (accent on vowel before it)
-an
imperfect subjunctive -cir
-jera
imperfect subjunctive haber
hubiera
