Grammar Flashcards

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Masculine words begin with?

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N. O. R. S. E. L. I. U

Greek or foreign words - eg - mapa, programa, problema, idioma, clima, día, poema, planeta, fantasma, cometa (Usually end with MA, PA, TA).

Días de la semana

Compuestos - el cumplíamos, el paraguas, el paracaídas, el sacacorchos, el portafolios (all are singular even with an ‘s’ or plural depending on how many you have)

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Feminine words begin with?

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A
Z
D
IS
IE
Cion/sion
Umbre

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Words that can be either feminine or masculine?

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End in -ista or -nte (turista, estudiante) that describe people
Goes off whoever the person is

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Exceptions for feminine (ie - word that you think should be feminine but are masculine) there are 10 examples

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El día
El tequila
El arroz
El maíz
El lápiz
El ordenador
El fantasma
El sofa
El pez
El harpa

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Exceptions for masculine ( words you think should be masculine but are feminine) there are 14 examples

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La mano
La carne
La flor
La coliflor
La leche
La miel
La sal

La labor
La cárcel (jail)
La fiebre
La gente
La photo
La nube
La serpiente
La calle

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What words are feminine but you use ‘el/un’ for singular and ‘las/unas’ for plural. Why do you do this. There are 7 examples

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Feminine words that begin with a strong ‘A’ or ‘Ha’ use the masculine singular to make them easier to say. Eg-
El Agua, las aguas
El Águila, las águilas
El Alma, las almas (soul)
El hacha, las hachas (axe)
El ala, las alas
El hada, las hadas
El arma, las armas

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Deferencia entre ‘el frente’ y ‘la frente’

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El frente - the front of a war
La frente - forehead

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Deferencia entre ‘el orden’ y ‘la orden’

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El orden - agenda
La orden - orders/ mandates

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Deferencia entre ‘los policías’ y ‘la policía’

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Los policías - Malé policemen
La policía - woman police officer or the institución

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Deferencia entre ‘el radio’ y ‘la radio’

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El radio - the physical item radio
La radio - system of communication

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Deferencia entre ‘el capital’ y ‘la capital’

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El capital - money
La capital - capital city

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Deferencia entre ‘el corte’ y ‘la corte’

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El corte - the cut (of paper)
La corte - the court

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Deferencia entre ‘los curas’ y ‘las curas’

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Los curas - the church priests
Las curas - the cures

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Deferencia entre ‘el mañana’ y ‘la mañana’

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El mañana - tomorrow
La mañana - the morning

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Deferencia entre ‘el coma’ y ‘la coma’

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El coma - coma in hospital
La coma - comma,

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Deferencia entre ‘el final’ y ‘la final’

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El final - the end
La final - the last game / grand final

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Deferencia entre ‘los partes’ y ‘las partes’

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Los partes - institutional report
Las partes - the sections or parts of something

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What are ‘adjectivos posesivos’ and what are the Spanish ones.

What is another name for ‘adjectivos posesivos’

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Possessive adjective. A word that describes a noun by showing who posses the noun.

Mi / mis
Tu / tus
Su / sus
Nuestro(a) / nuestros(as)
Su / sus

Eg-
Nuestro libro
Tus gatos

Sometimes called posesivos átonos

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What are ‘pronombre posesivos’ and what are the Spanish ones?

What are the rules of how to use it?

What is another name for ‘pronombre posesivos’

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Possessive pronouns are words that replace the noun that also indicates the possessor of the noun.

mío / mía - míos / mías
tuyo / tuya - tuyos / tuyas
suyo / suya - suyos / suyas
nuestro / nuestra - nuestros / nuestras

¿Donde está tus libros? Los míos están el la sala. (míos replaces libros and shows the possessor - me)

Before the pronombre posesivo you need either need “ser” (conjugated) or the article.

Ie -
Estos son tuyos (uses ‘son’ - conjugations of ‘ser’)
Los tuyos están en la mesa (uses the article ‘los’)

Sometimes called posesivos tónicos