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Olson (WSU) appendix 17
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Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 1
03/29/2011

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Term
ADJECTIVE
Definition

A word that is used to describe a noun

(ex: tall girl, difficult lesson)

Term

adverb

Definition

a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. answers "how, when, where"

(ex: she'll be here tomorrow)

Term
agreement
Definition
a term applied to changes in form that nouns cause in the words that surround them. In spanish, verb forms agree with their subjects in person and number. (yo hablo, el habla). spanish adjectives agree in gender and number with the noun they describe.
Term
auxillary verb
Definition
a verb that helps in the conjugation of another verb : i have finished
Term
command form
Definition
the form of the verb used to give an order or direction
Term
conjugation
Definition
the process by which the forms of the verb are presented in their different moods and tenses
Term
contraction
Definition

the combination of two or more words into one

 

Term
definite article
Definition
a word used before a noun indicating a definite person or thing. (example: the woman)
Term
demonstrative
Definition
a word that refers to a definite person or object. (this, that)
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diphthong
Definition
a combination
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