Chapter 8 - Compound Tenses of the subjunctive; si clauses; adjectives; adverbs; superlatives

Question 1

What is the difference between “saber” and “conocer” in expressing “knowing”?

Answer 1

Saber - to know specific information.

Conocer - to know by experience, acquaintance.

Question 2

What is the difference between “parecer,” “parecerse a,” and “aparecer”?

Answer 2

Parecer - to seem

Parecerse a - to resemble or look like

Aparecer - to appear or show up physically

Question 3

What is the difference between “papel,” “periodico/diario,” and “trabajo (escrito)”?

Answer 3

Papel - paper you write on

Periodico/diario - Newspaper

trabajo (escrito) - research paper

Question 4

Adjective change before/after noun: antiguo

Answer 4

Before: former, ex-

After: very old, ancient

Question 5

Adjective change before/after noun: cierto

Answer 5

Before: certain

After: sure, definite

Question 6

Adjective change before/after noun: diferente

Answer 6

Before: various

After: different

Question 7

Adjective change before/after noun: medio

Answer 7

Before: half

After: average

Question 8

Adjective change before/after noun: mismo

Answer 8

Before: same, very

After: -self

Question 9

Adjective change before/after noun: nuevo

Answer 9

Before: another

After: brand-new

Question 10

Adjective change before/after noun: pobre

Answer 10

Before: poor (unfortunate, pitiful)

After: penniless, needy

Question 11

Adjective change before/after noun: puro

Answer 11

Before: sheer

After: pure

Question 12

Adjective change before/after noun: raro

Answer 12

Before: rare (few)

After: strange, odd, uncommon

Question 13

Adjective change before/after noun: simple

Answer 13

Before: just, mere

After: simple-minded

Question 14

Adjective change before/after noun: unico

Answer 14

Before: only, single

After: unique

Question 15

Adjective change before/after noun: viejo

Answer 15

Before: old (long-standing)

After: old (in years)

Question 16

How do you compare things in Spanish?

Answer 16

Use the adjectives “mas” or “menos” before adjectives, such as:

mas bello - more beautiful
menos bello - less beautiful

Question 17

How do you compare-as-equality in Spanish?

Answer 17

“tan + adjective + como”

tan alto como - as tall as
tantas blusas como - as many blouses as