Grammar and Rules

Question 1

What’s a rule of thumb for determining masculine and feminine nouns?

Answer 1

Loners: masculine
If word ends in: l, o, n, e, r, s

Dijion (diasión): feminine
If word ends in: d, i, a, sión,

Question 2

Translate:

I We/Us
You You all
He/She They

Answer 2

Yo Nosotr(os/as)
Tú Vosotr(os/as)
El/Ella Ell(os/as)

Question 3

What is an easy shortcut for future tense?

Answer 3

Add Voy (I Go) in front of the infinitive
Ex: Voy a cenar (I'm going to dine)

Question 4

What are the two forms of “to be” and their differences

Answer 4

Estar: To be permanent

Ser: To be temporary

Question 5

What are the verb conjugation endings for -ar verbs?

Answer 5

• o - amos
• as - ais
• a - an

Question 6

What are the verb conjugation endings for -er/ir verbs

Answer 6

• o - emos/imos
• es - eis/is
• e - en

Question 7

List the numbers 0-10

Answer 7

0. cero
1. uno
2. dos
3. tres
4. cuatro
5. cinco
6. seis
7. siete
8. ocho
9. nueve
10. diez

Question 8

List the numbers 11-19

What is the pattern?

Answer 8

• 11-15 end in “ce”
  11. once
  12. doce
  13. trece
  14. catorce
  15. quince
• 16-19 start with “dieci”
  16. dieciséis
  17. diecisiete
  18. dieciocho
  19. diecinueve

Question 9

List the numbers 20 - 29

What is the pattern?

Answer 9

• start with “veinte” for 20 and “vienti” for the rest
  20. veinte
  21. veintiuno
  22. veintidós
  23. veintitrés
  24. veinticuatro
  25. veinticinco
  26. veintiséis
  27. veintisiete
  28. veintiocho
  29. veintinueve

Question 10

List the numbers: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100

Answer 10

• starting with 40 everything ends in “enta”
  10. diez
  20. veinte
  30. treinta
  40. cuarenta
  50. cincuenta
  60. sesenta
  70. setenta
  80. ochenta
  90. noventa
  100. cien

Question 11

How are adjectives conjugated?

Answer 11

Adjectives take on the plurality and gender of the noun they affect

Question 12

How do you know which syllable to stress in a word? What are the three rules?

Answer 12

1. If word ends in n,s, or vowel, stress the second to last syllable
2. If word ends in any other, stress the last syllable
3. Accents on vowels override other rules