Chapter 7 Indefinite and negative words Flashcards

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What do indefinite words refer to?

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People and things that are not specific. Ex: someone or something.

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What do negative words do?

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Deny the existence of people and things or contradict statements.

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The two ways to form a negative statement.

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Place the negative word before the verb EX: NADIE SE LEVANTA TEMPRANO. or place “no” before the verb and the negative word EX: NO SE LEVANTA NADIE TEMPRANO. (No one gets up early)

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When does alguno and ninguno change?

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before a masculine singular noun (ex: algún/ningún problema

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algún can also be used as what?

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The English equivalent of “a”. (Ex: ¿Tienes algún libro que hable de los incas?

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With regard to indefinite and negative words, when do you use a personal “a”?

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When the words refer to people and they are the direct object of the verb. [alguien/nadie/alguno/alguna/algunos/algunas/ninguno/ninguna (Ex: Perdón seńor, ¿busca usted A alguien? No, gracias, seńorita, no busco a nadie.)

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but (rather, on the contrary)

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sino (Ex: Los estudiantes no se acuestan temprano sinotarde.

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