Unidad 1: Lección 1 Grammar Set Flashcards
Grammar set from Unidad 1: Leccion 1 (59 cards)
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How many genders are there for Spanish nouns?
Género y número de los sustantivos (Gender and number of nouns) [pg 12]
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Género y número de los sustantivos (Gender and number of nouns) [pg 12]
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What are the genders for Spanish nouns?
Género y número de los sustantivos (Gender and number of nouns) [pg 12]
- Masculine (i.e., el profesor, el cuaderno, el lápiz)
- Feminine (i.e., la profesora, la tiza, la ventana)
Género y número de los sustantivos (Gender and number of nouns) [pg 12]
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What are some common indicators for masculine nouns in Spanish?
Género y número de los sustantivos (Gender and number of nouns) [pg 12]
(Most) nouns that end in -o or denote males
E.g., cuaderno, hombre.
Exception: mano (hand), which ends in -o but it is **feminine*
Género y número de los sustantivos (Gender and number of nouns) [pg 12]
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What are some common indicators for feminine nouns in Spanish?
Género y número de los sustantivos (Gender and number of nouns) [pg 12]
(Most) nouns that end in -a or denote females.
E.g., ventana, mujer
Exception: día and mapa, which end in -a but are masculine
Género y número de los sustantivos (Gender and number of nouns) [pg 12]
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For masculine nouns ending in -o, how do you transform them into their corresponding feminine form?
Género y número de los sustantivos (Gender and number of nouns) [pg 12]
Change the ending -o to -a
E.g., el secretario / la secretaria
Género y número de los sustantivos (Gender and number of nouns) [pg 12]
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When a masculine noun ends in a consonant, what do you do to obtain its corresponding feminine form?
Género y número de los sustantivos (Gender and number of nouns) [pg 12]
Add -a at the end of the noun
E.g., el doctor / la doctora
Género y número de los sustantivos (Gender and number of nouns) [pg 12]
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For nouns that have the same form for both genders, how do you indicate the gender?
Género y número de los sustantivos (Gender and number of nouns) [pg 12]
Gender is indicated by the article el (masculine) or la (feminine)
Género y número de los sustantivos (Gender and number of nouns) [pg 12]
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When it comes to nouns and their articles, what are the two things that should be in agreement with each other?
Género y número de los sustantivos (Gender and number of nouns) [pg 12]
Gender and Number
E.g., las chicas (feminine/plural)
Género y número de los sustantivos (Gender and number of nouns) [pg 12]
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For Spanish nouns ending in a vowel, how do we pluralize them?
Plural forms of nouns [pg 13]
Add -s to the end of the noun
E.g., estudiante -> estudiantes
E.g., silla -> sillas
Plural forms of nouns [pg 13]
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For Spanish nouns ending in a consonant, how do we pluralize them?
Plural forms of nouns [pg 13]
Add -es to the end of the noun
E.g., borrador -> borradores
E.g., profesor -> profesores
Plural forms of nouns [pg 13]
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For Spanish nouns ending in -z, how do we pluralize them?
Plural forms of nouns [pg 13]
- Change the z to c
- Add -es
E.g., lápiz -> lápices
Plural forms of nouns [pg 13]
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When an accent mark falls on the last syllable of a word that ends in a consonant, what happens to the accent mark in the plural form of that word?
Plural forms of nouns [pg 13]
The accent mark is omitted/removed
E.g., lección -> lecciones
Plural forms of nouns [pg 13]
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How many forms of the definite article (‘the’) in Spanish?
Plural forms of nouns [pg 13]
4 (four)
Plural forms of nouns [pg 13]
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What is the definite article for a singular masculine noun?
Plural forms of nouns [pg 13]
el
E.g., el profesor
E.g., el lápiz
Plural forms of nouns [pg 13]
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What is the definite article for a singular feminine noun?
Plural forms of nouns [pg 13]
la
E.g., la profesora
E.g., la pluma
Plural forms of nouns [pg 13]
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What is the definite article of a plural masculine noun?
Plural forms of nouns [pg 13]
los
E.g., los profesores
E.g., los lápices
Plural forms of nouns [pg 13]
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What is the definite article of a plural feminine noun?
Plural forms of nouns [pg 13]
las
E.g., las profesoras
E.g., las plumas
Plural forms of nouns [pg 13]
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For definite and indefinite articles, what are the two things that have to agree with the noun?
Plural forms of nouns [pg 13]
Gender and Number
E.g., la profesora
Plural forms of nouns [pg 13]
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What is the indefinite article for a singular masculine noun?
Plural forms of nouns [pg 13]
un (a, an)
E.g., un libro
Plural forms of nouns [pg 13]
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What is the indefinite article for a singular feminine noun?
Plural forms of nouns [pg 13]
una (a, an)
E.g., una silla
Plural forms of nouns [pg 13]
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What is the indefinite article for a plural masculine noun?
Plural forms of nouns [pg 13]
unos (some)
E.g., unos libros
Plural forms of nouns [pg 13]
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What is the indefinite article for a plural feminine noun?
Plural forms of nouns [pg 13]
unas (some)
E.g., unas sillas
Plural forms of nouns [pg 13]
Define
1st person singular pronoun in Spanish (I)
Pronombres personales usados como sujetos (Subject Pronouns) [pg 16]
yo
Pronombres personales usados como sujetos (Subject Pronouns) [pg 16]
Define
2nd person singular pronoun in Spanish (you) [familiar]
Pronombres personales usados como sujetos (Subject Pronouns) [pg 16]
tú
tú is used when addressing a close friend, a relative, or a child
Pronombres personales usados como sujetos (Subject Pronouns) [pg 16]
