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14 Cards in this Set
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SER
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soy
eres es somos son |
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Rules for SER
L,LE,IT,MOP 2 |
What are you LIKE?
Locate Event Inherent Traits Material Origin Possession |
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ESTAR
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estoy
estás está estámos están |
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Rules for ESTAR
HAY, LE, CC 4 |
How are YOU (feeling)?
Locate Entity Changeable Conditions |
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Most Nouns that End in "a" or refer to females are
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Most Nouns that end in "a' or refer to females are feminine.
la brisa, la madre, la mujer, la reina |
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Most Nouns that End in "o" or that refer to males are
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Most Nouns that end in "o" or that refer to males are masculine.
el libro, el padre, el rey, el viento |
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Most nouns that end in "ción, sión, d, z, ie, is," and "umbre" are
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Most nouns that end in "ción, sión, d, z, ie, is," and "umbre" are feminine.
la actitud, la canción, la costumbre, la crisis, la universidad, la voz |
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Most nouns that end in "l, n, r," and "s" are
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Most nouns that end in "l, n, r," and "s" are masculine.
el amor, el árbol, el camión, el mes |
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Many words ending in "ma, pa, ta," are
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Many words ending in "ma, pa, ta," are masculine
el clima, el drama, el idioma, el mapa, el planeta |
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Feminine Nouns that begin with a stressed "a" or stressed "ha" use
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Feminine Nouns that begin with a stressed "a" or stressed "ha" use masculine articles when they are singular, but feminine articles when they are plural.
el aqua fría las aquas frías un alma gemela unas almas magelas un hacha larga unas hachas largas |
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The stressed "a" and "ha" rule applies only when
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The stressed "a" and "ha" rule applies only when the stress is on the FIRST SYLLABLE.
(la atmósfera, la audición) Note accent on other letters to disqualify rule. |
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Many Nouns ending in "e" dont follow any specific gender rules. Most nouns ending in "ante" or "ente" can be
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Most Nouns ending in "e" don't follow any specific gender rules. Most nouns ending in "ante" or "ente" can be masculine or feminne, depending upon the sex of the person to whom they refer.
el café la gente el estudiante, la estudiante el gerente, la gerente |
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Nouns and Adjectives ending in "ista" can be either masculine ore feminine depending
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Nouns and Adjectives ending in "ista" can be either masculine or feminine depending on the gender of the person to whom they refer.
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Some Nouns can only be memorized---they follow no rules.
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Some Nouns can only be memorized---they follow no rules.
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