7. 4-24-25 LangProSpanObs Lección 11, 12 Flashcards
misc (16 cards)
Let´s go to a taco place/restaurant.
Vamos a una taquería.
The salsa is overly hot.
La salsa está demasiado picante.
mods a predicate adj,
demasiada acts as an adv (can mod a verb, adv, adj)
is INVARIABLE
Deportations and tariffs could make buying a home in the US more expensive.
Deportaciones y aranceles podrían encarecer la compra de viviendas en EE.UU.
encarecer - to raise the price of, to praise, to urge
21, 276, 29, 101, 33, 19, 30, 31
21 - veintiuno (one word quince - treinta)
276 - doscientos setenta y seis (after treinta, two words)
29 - veintinueve (one word quince - treinta)
101 - ciento uno (after treinta, two words)
33 - treinta y tres (after treinta, two words)
19 - diecinueve (one word quince - treinta)
30 - treinta (one word quince - treinta)
31 - treinta y uno (after treinta, two words)
I have too much work to do.
Tengo demasiado trabajo que hacer.
demasiado modifies the noun trabajo,
functions as an adj,
and must agree in number and gender -
and it does by default
They sell tacos in taco places-restaurants.
Venden tacos en las taquerías.
There are too many tables in this room.
Hay demasiadas mesas in esta sala.
modifies a noun
acts as an adj
thus MUST agree in number and gender
Is demasiado an adjective or an adverb? Translate and answer in English.
This is a trick question. It can be either.
- Demasiado-a-os-as acting as an ADJ modifies a NOUN,
it is acting as an ADJ and thus
MUST agree in number and gender with the noun it is modifying, like ALL ADJ
- Demasiado, acting as an adv, can modify a verb, adv, or an adj
It acts as an ADV
ADVERBS are always INVARIABLE and do not change number or gender
The rain last night was too strong.
La lluvia anoche estuvo demasiado fuerte.
demasiado mods the adj fuerte (actually a predicate adjective)
acts as an adverb
and thus is INVARIABLE
There were a whole lot of people at the party.
Había demasiada gente en la fiesta.
demasiada modifies gente, a NOUN
acts as an adj
thus must agree with the noun in number and gender!
There was too much last night.
Había demasiada lluvia anoche.
lluvia is a noun
demasiada is acting as an adj modifying the noun
so it MUST agree in gender and person
I prefer to speak formal, rather than informal, Spanish please.
Prefiero hablar español formal, en lugar de informal, por favor.
They say the surgery caused nerve damage in my breast.
Dicen que la cirugía me causó daño en los nervios del seno.
They were talking among themselves/to each other.
Estaban hablando entre sí.
the stepson
the stepdaughter
the stepfater
the stepmother
el hijastro
la hijastra
el padrastro
la madrastra
the goddaughter
the godmother
the godfather
the godson
la ahijada
la madrina
el ahijado
el padrino
