Ch. 7 Notes Flashcards
las comestibles
groceries, foodstuff
el plato principal
main course
to know facts, how to do something
saber
to know someone or something
conocer
the personal “a” immediately precedes the direct object of a sentence when the direct object refers to
a specefic person or persons
a is used in a different context for
the preposition to and used aafter some verbs before an infinitive
direct object for me
me
direct object for you
te
direct object for you (form. sing), him/her, it
lo/la
direct object for us
nos
direct object for you (form plural), them
los/las
direct object pronouns are placed
before a conjugated verb
when conjugated verb is followed by an infinitive or a present participle, the pronouns either precede the conjugated verb or are attatched to
the infinitive; present participle
someone, anyone
alguien
no one, nobody, not anybody
nadie
something, anything
algo
nothing, not anything
nada
some, any
algún, alguna, algunos/as
no, not any
ningún, ninguna
when the negative word comes (x) the conjugated verb, that is all that is needed
before
when the negative word comes (x) the conjugated verb, another negative word–usually no–must be placed before the verb
after
(x) are verb forms used to tell someone to do something
commands (imperatives)
(x) are used with people whom you adress as Usted or Ustedes
formal commands
formal commands -ar change
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