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BYU 206 Test 2
Ch 17 grammar
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Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 4
01/26/2010

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Term
Adjective endings: -o
Definition
-o, -a
-os, -as
Term
Adjective endings: -e or a consonant
Definition
original, original
-es, -es
Term
Adjective endings: nationality with -a, -i', -u'
Definition
original, original
-es, -es
Term
Adjective endings: -dor, -o'n, -a'n
Definition
original, -a
-es, -as
Term
Adjective placement: inherent characteristics (no new information)
Definition
before noun
(la blanca nieve)
Term
Adjective placement: subjective judgment
Definition
before noun
la enorme selva, el peor libro, una buena comida
Term
Adjective placement: quantity
Definition
before noun
muchas ideas, alguna farmacia
Term
Adjective placement: adjective is modified by adverb like mas, tan, muy
Definition
after noun
Prepararon una comida muy buena
Term
Adjective forms: bueno, malo, primero, tercero, uno, alguno, ninguno
Definition
Lose their -o before a masculine singular noun
(algun and ningun get accents.)
Term
Adjective forms: grande, cualquiera
Definition
shorten to gran and cualquier before any singular noun
Term
Adjective forms: Santo
Definition
shortens to San before masculine saints' names except if they begin with To- and Do-
(Santo Tomas, San Juan)
Term
Adjective meaning: antiguo
Definition
before: former
after: ancient
Term
Adjective meaning: cierto
Definition
before: certain
after: sure
Term
Adjective meaning: nueva
Definition
before: another
after: new
Term
Adjective meaning: mismo
Definition
before: same
after: itself
Term
Adjective meaning: pobre
Definition
before: unfortunate
after: low on cash
Term
Adjective meaning: grande
Definition
before: terrific (remember it shortens to gran)
after: huge
Term
Adjective meaning: diferentes
Definition
before: various
after: different
Term
Adjective meaning: medio
Definition
before: half
after: average
Term
Adjective meaning: pura
Definition
before: only
after: pure (clean)
Term
Adjective meaning: simple
Definition
before: only
after: simple
Term
Adjective meaning: cualquiera
Definition
before: any and every
after: any one; it doesn't matter
Term
Adjective meaning: unica
Definition
before: only
after: unique
Term
Adjective endings: nationality with consonant
Definition
original, -a
-es, -as
(and drop the accent on the last syllable)
Term
Adjective forms: an adjective modifying 2 plural nouns of same gender
Definition
plural of that gender
Term
Adjective forms: an adjective modifying different-gender nouns (singular or plural)
Definition
masculine plural
Term
Adjective forms: nouns used as adjectives
Definition
usually do not agree in gender and number (la luz piloto)
Term
Adjective forms: nouns frequently used as adjectives
Definition
do agree with the noun
(zapatos marrones)
Term
Adjective placement: no y
Definition
After the noun
The adjective you want to emphasize comes last
Term
Adjective placement: no y, one of the adjectives usually precedes the noun
Definition
That adjective is placed before the noun, the other is placed after.
(cierto pais europeo)
Term
Adjective use: past participle
Definition
positions of people or objects
(in English we use present participle:
todos estan sentados; everyone is sitting)
Term
Adjective use: nominalization of adjectives
Definition
Can use adjectives as nouns if their noun is absent:
me gusta la roja = I like the red (one)
Term
Comparisons: superiority
Definition
mas + adjective + que
Term
Comparisons: inferiority
Definition
menos + adjective + que
Term
Comparisons: equality
Definition
tan + adjective + como
Term
Comparisons: "bueno" and "malo"
Definition
mejor (not mas bueno)
peor (not mas malo)
Term
Comparisons: "grande" and "pequeno" referring to age
Definition
mayor (not mas grande)
menor (not mas pequeno)
Term
Comparisons: adverbs
Definition
same as adjectives:
ella contesta tan cortesmente como el
Term
Comparisons: "tan" with nouns and verbs
Definition
tanto for verbs
tant -o, -a, -os, -as for nouns
Term
Comparisons: pronouns
Definition
que + subject pronoun (yo, tu...)

if the pronoun is the direct or indirect object:
que + a+ stressed pronoun (mi, ti...)
Term
Comparisons: nada, nadie
Definition
used instead of "anything, anyone"
(e.g. es dificil, mas que nada)
Term
Comparisons: numbers
Definition
use de instead of que
Term
Comparisons: standard for comparison
Definition
use "de lo que" instead of "que"
(e.g. es menos interesante de lo que yo me imaginaba)
Term
Comparisons: el que, la que, los que, las que
Definition
use "de" instead of "que"
(e.g. necesito mas plata de la que me prestaste)
Term
Comparisons: superlatives
Definition
el/la + mas + adjective (+ de + others)
(e.g. este clase es la mejor de la universidad)
Term
Comparisons: superlative: -isimo
Definition
="very"
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