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omits in spanish but not english
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| After ser with nouns about profesion, religion, or nationality: Soy profesora. ( doesnt apply when the noun |
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omits spanish but not english
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is followed by an adjective.
with words like: orto, medio, cien, mil, tal, cierto, and que. |
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omits spanish but not english
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| -a -d -ion -umbre -ie -sis -itis |
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| la mano la foto and la moto |
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| -ma -pa -ta masculine that are easily indentifiable |
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| el clima el diploma el drama el poma el tema el problema el sistema el mapa el profeta el aroma |
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| el rey el actor el poeta el gallo |
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| la reina la actiz la poetisa la gallina |
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| masculine -> feminine completely different word |
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| el yerno-la nuera, el varon-la hembra, el toro-la vaca |
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| maculine words that appear to be feminine |
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| e; dia el sofa el ataud el cesped el colega el tranvia |
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| el artista el estudiantes el joven |
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| changes menaing when changes masculine to feminine |
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| el policia- the police la policia- the police force. el papa- pope la papa- potato. el cometa- the comet la cometa- kite. el orden- order (command) la orden- order (to do something). el cura- priest la cura- the cure. el guia-the guide (person) la guia- guide (book). el frente- front la frente- forehead. |
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| la piramide la torre la leche la carne la gente la frase la vez la razon la imagen la luzla catedral la suerte |
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| words ending in a consonant or a stressed foul other than e |
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| mujer mujeres razon razones jabali jabalies |
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| nouns ending in -s are the same in the singular and the plural if the final syllable is unstressed |
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el (los) rascacielos - skyscaper
el (los) paraguas - the umbrella
el (los) lunes- Monday |
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| the endings -ito and cito- are used to indicate affection of emphaize smallness |
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tu eres mi amorcito-sweetheart
dame un poquito- a little
ese hombrexito debe ser mus desgraciado- that poor man must be very unfortunate |
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the ednings -ote -on (accent over o) and -ona are added to express increased size.
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hombre-hombron
mujer-mujerona
casa-casona |
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