LCS Dictionary, Lesson 1-40 Flashcards
eso
“that”, neuter (without a gendered noun)
y
“and” between clauses
y
“and” between items in a list
que
meaning “that” as a conjunction (even in cases where “that” disappears in English)
que
meaning “that” as a relative pronoun
no
“not”, or “n’t” in “didn’t”, “wouldn’t”, etc.
a
“to”, indicating direction/movement
de
to mean “of” or “from”, especially in terms of origin
de
“from”, indicating direction/movement
de
“of” as in “type of”
de
“of”, indicating possession
de
“of”, indicating material/components
de
prepositional complement to other words
el
“the” for masculine nouns
la
“the” for feminine nouns
la
“her” or “it” as a direct object
lo
“him” or “it” as a direct object
un
“a” or “an” with masculine nouns
una
“a” or “an” with feminine nouns
me
“me” as a direct object
te
“you” as a direct object
por eso
“that’s why” or “because of that”
a
“at” indicating a time
con
“with”
en
“in”
en
“at” indicating location
en
“on”
para
“for”, as in “intended for”
para
“by” a moment in time, as in “by then”
por
“because of”
por
“by”, as in “produced by”
por
“near”/”around”, as in “near here”
por
“for”/”during”, as in “for an hour”
por
“along”, as in “along the route”
las
“the” for plural feminine nouns
los
“the” for plural masculine nouns
por qué
“why?” (idiom)
las
“them” as a direct object for feminine people/things
los
“them” as a direct object
qué
“what?” in a question
para que
“in order that”, “so that” (idiom)
que
meaning “than” in comparisons
qué
“what!” or “how!” in exclamations, as in “how lucky!”
es
“is”, “he/she/it is” (Ser, present, 3rd person)
eres
“are”, “you are” (Ser, present, 2nd person)
ser
“to be”, “being” (infinitive)
somos
“are”, “we are” (Ser, present, 1st person plural)
son
“are”, “they are” (Ser, present, 3rd person plural)
soy
“am”, “I am” (Ser, present, 1st person)
él
“he”, subject pronoun
ella
“she”, subject pronoun
ellas
“they”, feminine subject pronoun
ellos
“they”, subject pronoun
nosotras
“we”, fem. subject pronoun
nosotros
“we”, subject pronoun
tú
“you”, subject pronoun
yo
“I”, subject pronoun
amiga
“friend”, feminine noun
amigo
“friend”, masculine noun
chica
“girl”/”gal”, feminine noun
chico
“boy”/”guy”, masculine noun
era
“was”, “he/she/it was” (Ser, imperfect, 3rd person)
era
“was”, “I was” (Ser, imperfect, 1st person)
éramos
“were”, “we were” (Ser, imperfect, 1st person plural)
eran
“were”, “they were” (Ser, imperfect, 3rd person plural)
eras
“were”, “you were” (Ser, imperfect, 2nd person)
para
“in order”, “in order to” before an infinitive
lo
“that way”, “like that”, constructed like a direct object (esp with Ser and Estar)
usted
“you”, formal subject pronoun, taking 3rd-person treatment
aquí
“here”, adverb
está
“is”, “he/she/it is” (Estar, present, 3rd person)
estamos
“are”, “we are” (Estar, present, 1st person plural)
están
“are”, “they are” (Estar, present, 3rd person plural)
estar
“to be” / “being”, infinitive
estás
“are”, “you are” (Estar, present, 2nd person)
estoy
“am”, “I am” (Estar, present, 1st person)
casa
“house”/”home”, feminine noun
casas
“houses”, feminine plural noun
lugar
“place”, masculine noun
estaba
“was”, “I was” (Estar, imperfect, 1st person)
estaba
“was”, “he/she/it was” (Estar, imperfect, 3rd person)
estábamos
“were”, “we were” (Estar, imperfect, 1st person plural)
estaban
“were”, “they were” (Estar, imperfect, 3rd person plural)
estabas
“were”, “you were” (Estar, imperfect, 2nd person)
esté
“be”, “he/she/it be” (Estar, subjunctive, 3rd person)
esté
“be”, “I be” (Estar, subjunctive, 1st person)
estemos
“be”, “we be” (Estar, subjunctive, 1st person plural)
estén
“be”, “they be” (Estar, subjunctive, 3rd person plural)
estés
“be”, “you be” (Estar, subjunctive, 2nd person)
sea
“be”, “he/she/it be” (Ser, subjunctive, 3rd person)
sea
“be”, “I be” (Ser, subjunctive, 1st person)
seamos
“be”, “we be” (Ser, subjunctive, 1st person plural)
sean
“be”, “they be” (Ser, subjunctive, 3rd person plural)
seas
“be”, “you be” (Ser, subjunctive, 2nd person)
o
“or” when used between two clauses
pero
“but”
o
“or” when used between items in a list
si
“if” or “whether”
cuando
“when” (sometimes followed by a subjunctive)
mi
“my” with singular nouns
mis
“my” with plural nouns
nuestro
“our” or “ours”
su
“his”/”her”/”their” with singular nouns
sus
“his”/”her”/”their” with plural nouns
tu
“your” with singular nouns
tus
“your” with plural nouns
buen
“good” (bueno) right before a masculine noun
buena
“good” with feminine nouns
bueno
“good”
bien
adverb meaning “well”, “fine”, and a variety of other positive things
lo
“the” with no noun, as in “lo bueno”
lo que
“what” as a connector between phrases
el que
meaning “the one that”
la que
“the one that”
lo bueno
idiom meaning “the good” or “the good thing”, with no noun
qué
in an implied question, not an actual question
estuve
“was”, “I was” (Estar, preterite, 1st person)
estuvo
“was”, “he/she/it was” (Estar, preterite, 3rd person)
será
“will be”, “he/she/it will be” (Ser, future, 3rd person)
sería
“would be”, “he/she/it would be” (Ser, conditional, 3rd person)
sería
“would be”, “I would be” (Ser, conditional, 1st person)
seríamos
“would be”, “we would be” (Ser, conditional, 1st person plural)
serían
“would be”, “they would be” (Ser, conditional, 3rd person plural)
serías
“would be”, “you would be” (Ser, conditional, 2nd person)
sido
“been” (Ser, participle)
siendo
“being” (Ser, gerund)
estado
“been” (Estar, participle)
estando
“being” (Estar, gerund)
estará
“will be”, “he/she/it will be” (Estar, future, 3rd person)
estarán
“will be”, “they will be” (Estar, future, 3rd person plural)
estarás
“will be”, “you will be” (Estar, future, 2nd person)
estaré
“will be”, “I will be” (Estar, future, 1st person)
estaremos
“will be”, “we will be” (Estar, future, 1st person plural)
estaría
“would be”, “he/she/it would be” (Estar, conditional, 3rd person)
estaría
“would be”, “I would be” (Estar, conditional, 1st person)
estaríamos
“would be”, “we would be” (Estar, conditional, 1st person plural)
estarían
“would be”, “they would be” (Estar, conditional, 3rd person plural)
estarías
“would be”, “you would be” (Estar, conditional, 2nd person)
serán
“will be”, “they will be” (Ser, future, 3rd person plural)
serás
“will be”, “you will be” (Ser, future, 2nd person)
seré
“will be”, “I will be” (Ser, future, 1st person)
seremos
“will be”, “we will be” (Ser, future, 1st person plural)
cosa
“thing” (fem. noun)
cosas
“things” (fem. pl. noun)
día
“day” (masc. noun)
días
“days” (masc. pl. noun)
esa
“that”, “that one” (fem. dem. pronoun)
esa
“that…” before a feminine noun
ese
“that”, “that one” (masc. dem. pronoun)
ese
“that…” before a masculine noun
esta
“this…” before a feminine noun
esta
“this”, “this one” (fem. dem. pronoun)
este
“this”, “this one” (masc. dem. pronoun)
este
“this…” before a masculine noun
esto
“this”, neuter (without a gendered noun)
al
“to the” before a masculine noun
del
“of the” before a masculine noun
tiempo
“time”, as in the passing of time (masc. noun)
vez
“time”, as in one instance/event (fem. noun)
ha
“has”, “he/she/it has” before a participle (Haber, present, 3rd person)
haber
“to have”, “having” before a participle (Haber, infinitive)
han
“have”, “they have” before a participle (Haber, present, 3rd person plural)
has
“have”, “you have” before a participle (Haber, present, 2nd person)
he
“have”, “I have” before a participle (Haber, present, 1st person)
hemos
“have”, “we have” before a participle (Haber, present, 1st person plural)
nos
“us” as a direct object
algo
“something” (pronoun)
alguien
“somebody” (pronoun)
nada
“nothing” (pronoun)
nadie
“nobody” (pronoun)
le
“her/him” as an indirect object (“to her/him”, “for her/him”)
les
“them” as an indirect object (“to them”, “for them”)
me
“me” as an indirect object (“to me”, “for me”)
nos
“us” as an indirect object (“to us”, “for us”)
te
“you” as an indirect object (“to you”, “for you”)
todo
“everything” or “all” (pronoun)
todos
“everybody” or “all” (pronoun)
por favor
“please” (idiom)
favor
“favor” (masc. noun)
hacer
“to do/make”, “doing/making” (Hacer, infinitive)
haciendo
“doing/making” (Hacer, gerund)
hecho
“done/made” (Hacer, participle)
más
“more”, “most”, “else” (adjective)
más
“more” (adverb)
muy
“very” (adverb)
ahora
“now”, “right now” (adverb)
ya
adverb meaning “anymore”, “already”, and a variety of other time-related things
sí
adverb meaning “indeed” or otherwise providing positive emphasis
no
“no” (interjection)
sí
“yes” (interjection)
conmigo
“with me” (prepositional contraction)
contigo
“with you” (prepositional contraction)
él
“him” after a preposition (prep. pronoun)
ella
“her” after a preposition (prep. pronoun)
ellas
“them” after a preposition (fem. prep. pronoun)
ellos
“them” after a preposition (prep. pronoun)
mí
“me” after a preposition (prep. pronoun)
nosotros
“us” after a preposition (prep. pronoun)
ti
“you” after a preposition (prep. pronoun)
usted
formal “you” after a preposition (prep. pronoun)