grammar

Cards (41)

  • hay is used to say if there is something and is used with an unspecific article
  • estar is used to say a location of something
  • hace
    ago
  • despues de
    after
  • despues
    afterwards
  • conmigo
    with me
  • contigo
    with you
  • estar + gerundio

    emphasises action in progress
  • to make gerund
    ar - ando
    er/ir - iendo
  • reflexives
    me, te, se, nos, os, se
  • direct object (object)

    me te lo/la nos os los/las
  • indirect object (dative)
    me te le nos os les
  • más de
    excess of
  • bien is an adverb and is mostly used with estar
  • bueno is an adjective so mostly used with ser
  • por means because of, never for
  • demasiado + adj - does have to agree

    verb + demasiado (as an adverb) doesnt have to agree
  • solo (adv) means only
    solo (adj) means alone (has to agree)
  • salvar - to save
    ahorrar - to save (money)
  • accent on last syllable, if stress of word is on last syllable, and if word ends in vowel, n, s
  • accent on penultimate syllable, if stress of word is on penultimate syllable and word doesn't end in vowel, n, s
  • accent one before penultimate syllable, if stress falls on one before penultimate syllable - always
  • for describing duration, use present or imperfect tense
  • what does the verb gusta need to agree with
    the thing being liked
    NOT the amount of people liking it
    eg. muchas turistas les gusta el cuadro
  • what goes with gustar
    indirect object pronouns, - me, te, le, nos, os, les
  • demonstrative adjectives
    this - este/a/os/as
    those (near) - ese/a/os/as
    those (far) - aquel/la/los/las
  • what do possessive adjectives agree with (mi, tu, su)
    noun that follows them
  • possessive adjectives
    mi, tu, su, nuestro/a, vuestro/a , su
    mis, tus, sus, nuestros/as, vuestros/as, sus
  • alguien
    someone
  • algo
    something
  • nada
    nothing
  • nadie
    no one
  • este, ese, aquel
    this, that, that (further)
  • different forms of este
    este, esta, estos, estas
  • different forms of aquel
    aquel, aquella, aquellos, aquellas
  • different forms of ese
    ese, esa, esos, esas
  • algún and alguno difference
    both mean some/any
    algún goes before a noun
    alguno goes instead of the noun but only when it is already mentioned
  • ya
    already
  • todavía
    still
  • ya no
    no longer