Modern Spanish Syntax: Chapter 8 Flashcards
Pedro has ambitions. I know Pedro’s ambitions.
Pedro tiene ambiciones. Conozco las ambiciones de Pedro.
I know the ambitions that Pedro has.
Conozco las ambiciones que tiene Pedro.
I like the house. You bought the house.
La casa me gusta. Tu compraste la casa.
The house that you bought I like.
La casa que tu compraste me gusta.
The apartment is very comfortable. He lives in the apartment.
El apartamento es muy comodo. El vive en el apartamento.
The apartment that he lives in very comfortable.
El apartamento en que vive es muy comodo.
The issue bores me. You are telling me about the issue.
El asunto me aburre. Tu me hablas del asunto.
The issue that you are telling me about bores me.
El asunto del que me hablas me aburre.
The novel that he wrote is very original.
La novela que escribio es muy original.
The woman that he married is much younger than he.
La mujer con quien se caso es mucho mas joven que el.
The lectures that he gave were very boring
Las conferencias que dio eran aburridisimas
The woman he longs for is my sister.
La mujer por quien se desvive es mi hermana.
The person I spoke of is not to be trusted
La persona de quien hable no es de fiar.
The woman he is in love with is much older than he
La mujer de quien esta enamorado es mucho mayor que el.
The man who lives next door is a physician
El hombre que vive al lado es medico.
The book, which is about the Hapsburgs, is very interesting
El libro, que trata de los Hapsburgos, es muy interesante
My friend, who lives next door, is a physician
Mi amigo, quien vive al lado, es medico
He, who is very understanding, gave me permission
El, que es muy comprensivo, me dio permiso
John, who is not stupid, let himself be convinced by that man.
Juan, que no es tonto, se dejo convencer por ese hombre.
Madrid, which is the capital of Spain, is a very interesting city.
Madrid, que es la capital de Espana, es una ciudad muy interesante.
Of all the persons we have interviewed thus far we are not interested in anyone
De todas las personas que hemos entrevistado hasta la fecha no nos interesa ninguna.
The woman that went into his house was not his wife.
La mujer que entro a su casa no era su esposa
He admitted the error that he had committed
Admitio el error en que estaba
The laws which we are subject to are not perfect
Las leyes a que estamos sujetos no son perfectas