In Spanish, the cause may be expressed by different links. 1 Prepositions Por may be followed by a noun or an infinitive. Trabajo por amor al arte. Dejaré la droga por ti. Por quedar bien con todo el mundo, has hecho el ridículo. De popular means cause only in some expressions; it has a more… Continue reading Cause
Spanish grammar
Agreement subject-predicate
1 The verb agrees with the subject in number and person. Yo canto. Tú bailas. 2 When several subjects appear, we prefer the agreement in first person of the plural instead of second; also we prefer the agreement in second person instead of third person. Matilde y yo no nos conocemos. Tú y Matilde os… Continue reading Agreement subject-predicate
Indirect object
1 The indirect object indicates the person, animal or thing where the action of the transitive verb is achieved or finished. The indirect object answers to the questions ¿a quién? or ¿para quién?, ?, and mentions the person, animal or thing that benefits from the action of the verb. Dale esto a Andrés . He… Continue reading Indirect object
Direct object
1 The direct object is the element of the clause that under goes the action of the verb. The Spanish school students always listen that the way to distinguish a direct objectfrom other complements is toturn the clause into passive; but the foreign students do not always stand up the passive. The verbs not admitting… Continue reading Direct object
Attributes
1 The attributive clauses are build with copulative verbs (ser y estar) or half-attributive (parecer, resultar, quedar y llegar). If an adjective or past participle follows this type of verbs, the adjective must agree with the subject. The adjective and the past participle are attributes. La casa es blanca. (Copulative verb) Isabel está disgustada. (Copulative… Continue reading Attributes
También and tampoco
The adverb también states something after an affirmation. A ‒¿Quieres un café? B ‒Sí, gracias. A ‒¿Y tú? C ‒Yo también, gracias. Tampoco is another adverb and may negate something after a negation. A ‒¿Quieres tomar algo? B ‒No, gracias. A ‒¿Y tú? C ‒Yo tampoco, gracias. These second statements or negations are used in… Continue reading También and tampoco
Negation
1 No is adverb of negation. Position: the adverb no precedes the verb. No comas tanto pan. Nuria no ha venido. In case of pronouns called proclíticos, no also precedes them. Tú no me lo has preguntado. No nos han dicho qué día nos darán las notas. When no specifically refers to an element, precedes… Continue reading Negation
Medio, a medias, a medio and mitad
1 Medio, adjective El numeral medio means half and precedes the noun when there is not other word expressing number. Dame medio kilo de naranjas. Solo quiero media naranja. Disuelva la pastilla en medio vaso de agua. It follows the noun when appears another word expressing number. Dame kilo y medio de naranjas. Lo he… Continue reading Medio, a medias, a medio and mitad
Junto, junta, juntos and juntas
1 Junto, junta, juntos and juntas are adjectives with adverbial value. In French, English or Russian junto and its derivatives are translated by adverbs. Junto and junta agree with uncountable nouns; juntos and juntas, with countable nouns. Nunca he visto tanta gente junta. Camila y Raúl han ido juntos al teatro. Many times they combine… Continue reading Junto, junta, juntos and juntas
Allí, aquí, ahí; allá and acá
1 In America, acá and allá are more frequently used than in Spain. Acá and aquí refer to a near place or to the place where we are. Aquí están tus zapatillas. Aquí hay corriente de aire. Allá and allí refer to a far place or, in contrast to aquí, place where we are not.… Continue reading Allí, aquí, ahí; allá and acá