1.1.3 Recognising words

Question 1

How are adverbs often made in Spanish?

Answer 1

Add “mente” to end of an adjective

E.g. lenta -> lentamente
E.g. rapida -> rapidamente
E.g. facil -> facilmente (note “facil” has no specific feminine form)

Note the adjuectives should always in feminine form

Question 2

Are words ending in “dad” masculine or feminine?

Answer 2

Feminine

Question 3

How does “-dad” translate to in English?

Answer 3

“-ty” or “-ity” endings

E.g. universidad = university
E.g. probabiliday = probability

Question 4

Hoe does “-ción” translate to English?

Are these words usually masculine or feminine

Answer 4

= “-tion”
Usually feminine

E.g. Ficción = fiction
E.g. Acción = action