Grammar Unit 2 Flashcards

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Descriptive adjective placement

A

Follow the noun

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2
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Inherent adjective location

A

Before the noun

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3
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Adjectives indicating number or amount location

A

Come before the noun

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4
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Adjectives that normally come before the noun

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Ambos 
Otro 
Bastante 
Mejor 
Alguno/ninguno 
Poco 
Suficiente 
Peor 
Mucho 
Varios
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5
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Viejo placement and meaning change

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After noun: old (age)

Before noun: old (long time)

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Pobre placement and meaning change

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After noun: poor (without money)

Before noun: unfortunate

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Mismo placement and meaning change

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After noun: himself

Before noun: the same

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Grande placement and meaning change

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After noun: big/large

Before noun: great

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Nuevo placement and meaning change

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After a noun: brand new

Before noun: new (different)

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Cierto placement and meaning change

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After noun: sure (beyond doubt)

Before noun: certain (particular)

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Antiguo placement and meaning change

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After noun; old/ ancient

Before noun: former

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Único placement and meaning change

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After noun: unique

Before noun: only

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Semejante placement and meaning change

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After noun: similar thing

Before noun: such a thing

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14
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Diferente placement and meaning change

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After noun: different

Before noun: various

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15
Q

With two adjectives, the one you want to emphasize goes where?

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Before the noun and the other follows the noun

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16
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Before a masculine singular noun, 
Bueno
Malo
Primero
Tercero
Alguno
Ninguno
All change to
A
Buen 
Mal 
Primer 
Tercer 
Algún
Ningún
17
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Cien placement

A

Used before all nouns

18
Q

Grande and cualquiera change to ——- in front of masculine and feminine singular nouns

A

Gran

Cualquier

19
Q

Before masculine singular names, Santo changes to ——

Except when names start with ——

A

Santo goes to San

Except when names start with Do- and To-

20
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This/these, refers to something or someone near the speaker

A

Este
Esta
Estos
Esto

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That/those, something or someone near the person addressed

A

Ese
Esa
Esos
Esas

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That, something or someone far away

A

Aquel
Aquella
Aquellos
Aquellas

23
Q

Demonstrative pronouns
This one, these
Something close to speaker
Present time

A

Éste, ésta, éstos, éstas

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Demonstrative pronouns
That one, those
Near the person being addressed
Period relatively near

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Ése, ésa, ésos, ésas

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Demonstrative pronouns, That one, those Far away Remote time
Aquél, aquélla, aquéllos, aquéllas
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Neuter demonstrative pronouns, refer to ideas, concepts, or situations
Esto, eso, aquello
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Short form possessive adjectives | Placed before noun
``` Mi, Mis Tu, tus Su, sus Nuestro/a/os/as Vuestro/a/os/as ```
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Possessive adjectives long form | Placed after noun
``` Mío/a/os/as Tuyo /a/os/as Suyo /a/os/as Nuestro /a/os/as Vuestro /a/os/as Suyo /a/os/as ```
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Possessive pronouns
``` El mío (mine) El tuyo (yours) El suyo (theirs, his) El nuestro (ours) El vuestro (yours) (El, la, /a/os/as) ```
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Comparisons of equality
Tan adjective Como | Tanto/a/os/as
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Comparisons of inequality
Más(menos) adjective que
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To express than before numerals use ——
De Más de Menos diez
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To express than before numerals in negative sentence, use
Que | Más que diez
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Better than Worse than Older than Younger than
Mejor que Peor que Mayor que Menor que
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The best of The worst of The oldest of The youngest of
El/la mejor de El/la peor de El la mayor de El la menor de
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Superlative formation
El (la, Los, las) + más(menos) + adjective + de
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Absolute superlative formation
Ísimo, ísima, ísimos, ísimas
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Spelling changes for superlatives
C-qu G-gu Z-c