Target II - Grammar Terms Flashcards
verb
action word
noun
person, place, thing, idea
What are the key characteristics of nouns in Spanish?
Nouns have a set gender that does not change. They can change number. For example: a shirt (una camisa) is always feminine, even when a boy puts it on…but can become plural
pronoun
replaces the subject of a sentence
What are examples of pronouns in English & Spanish
I – yo you – tú or Ud.
he – él she – ella
we – nosotros
y’all – vosotros or Uds. they – ellos or ellas
subject
the noun that does the verb in a sentence
adjective
describes a noun
What are the key characteristics of adjectives in Spanish?
adjectives change their endings to match the gender and number of the nouns they describe. For example: Mario es alto, pero Marta y Julia son altas
What are the 4 key characterisics of infinitives?
- it’s an unconjugated verb.
- It’s a verb in it’s most basic form.
- It’s a word that translates as ‘to verb’.
- In Spanish, they always end in -ar, -er, or -ir
to Conjugate a verb
to change the ending of a verb to match the subject doing that verb
cognate
a word that looks and sounds similar between languages
action word
verb
person, place, thing, idea
noun
What have a set gender that does not change but can change number?
nouns in Spanish
What replaces the subject of a sentence?
A pronoun
What are these examples of: yo, tú, Ud., él, ella, nosotros, vosotros, Uds., ellos, ellas
pronouns
What is the noun that does the verb in a sentence
the subject
describing word
adjective
these change their endings to match the gender and number of the nouns they describe
adjectives in Spanish
What is an unconjugated verb, a verb in it’s most basic form, a word that translates as ‘to verb’, and always end in -ar, -er, or -ir?
an infinitive
What are you doing when you change the ending of a verb to match the subject doing that verb
Conjugating a verb
What is a word that looks and sounds similar between languages
cognate
