Intensive clauses of result with ‘tan…que’ (so…that)
The Grammar defines as intensive clauses of result a type of subordinate clauses that allow to express through the link “tan…que” a …
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“Ser” and “estar” + adjectives
“Ser” and “estar” + adjectives Did you know to use the same adjective with ser and estar, changes its meaning? 1. Rico …
Uses of Spanish adjectives “buen”, “bueno”, “mal”, “malo”…
In Spanish, when some adjectives as “malo”, “grande”, “bueno”, “primero” or “tercero” go in front …
Relative clauses
The relative clauses introduce information about an element that precedes them and is known as “antecedent” in grammar. The antecedent is found in …
Five keys on the neutral article ‘lo’ in Spanish
Here, you have five keys to know how and when use neutral article ‘lo’, that create many doubts to students of Spanish. 1. No name is accompanied …
“Argüir” (to argue), “caber” (to fit) and “huir” (to run away) among the most difficult verbs in Spanish
“Argüir” (to argue), “caber” (to fit) and “huir” (to run away) are another three Spanish verbs that have a difficult …
Spanish alphabet (ABC): 27 letters and 5 digraphs
El alfabeto español está formado de 27 letras y 5 dígrafos o combinaciones de dos letras, según la gramática oficial de la Lengua Española que dicta la …
To compare and to value: “más” /”menos”, “tanto”/ “como”, “igual que”…
√ “Más” / “menos” ( superiority or inferiority) -Subject + verb + más/ menos + que… Examples: Juan come más que yo. Juan …
“Oler”, “delinquir” and “conducir”, another difficult verbs in Spanish
“Oler” (to smell), “delinquir” (to commit a crime) and “conducir” (to drive) are another irregular verbs that have a …
When you should use the personal pronouns “me” or “mí” in Spanish?
Yo, mí, me… I remember as well sang them at the school, although I don’t remember why; but there was no doubt that “yo” was in all of …
Augmentatives in Spanish
The augmentatives are formed in Spanish by adding the suffixes -on, -azo, -ote, -achón, -ejón, -errón, -ónón, -etón and -aton to nouns, adjectives and …
The ellipisis
In grammar, the ellipsis is the omission in the sentence of one or more words that are needed for proper grammatical construction, but not to make it clear the …
Learn more about Spanish adverbs
Adjectives or adverbs? Only, this could thinking Emilio M. Martínez Amador, lexicographer that define some adverbs that resemble in adjectives as …
