Test 1

Week 3

De is used as the possesive noun in spanish and is important for indicating ownership or relationships between nouns.

Ex. The CD is Juan’s

El disco compacto es de Juan

Possession in English

‘s to nouns
○ Ashley’s son is nice.
○ Jaime’s wife is a good mother.

Possession in Spanish

de before nouns

○ El hijo de Ashley es amable.

○ La esposa de Jaime es una buena

madre

del, de la, de los, or de las

Possessive Adjectives

Way to indicate ownership or possession

● My parents live in Virginia.

● It’s her brother.

● Her friend is my friend.

In Spanish, must match number (singular/plural) and in nuestro/vuestro gender as well

(nuestro/nuestra/nuestros/nuestras or vuestro/vuestra/vuestros/vuestras)

Gender ending depends on the nous it’s describing

Infinitive Verbs

● Verbs that:

○ Are unconjugated

○ Indicate no time

○ Indicate no person

● In Spanish, they are identified as verbs ending in:

○ -ar

○ -er

○ -ir

● Example: hablar (to speak)

○ Stem: habl

○ Ending: ar

2 verbs together that are dependent on

each other:

○ conjugate 1st verb

○ leave 2nd as infinitive

○ Él necesita viajar mucho.

● When using a conjunction & 2 verbs or

listing actions, conjugate all the verbs

○ Yo estudio en la universidad y

trabajo en un restaurante

○ Édgar nada, esquía y practica el

fútbol. (list)