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Homework in spanish

homework  = deberes, tarea escolar, trabajo de clase.  

» do + homework  = hacer los deberes.

» do + Posesivo + homework  = documentarse, prepararse.

» homework assignment  = deberes, tarea escolar.

» homework assistance  = refuerzo escolar.

» writing homework  = deberes escritos.

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Homework [ˈhəʊmwɜ:k, am ˈhoʊmwɜ:rk] n school.

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homework: plural?

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• Oct 5, 2007

Hi..! Is it correct to say: >I'm doing my homeworks. >I'm going to do my homeworks. Can I use the plural for homework to show that I have several kinds of homework to do? Is it common? thanks!  

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Is it correct to say: >I'm doing my homeworks. >I'm going to do my homeworks. Click to expand...

As far as I know homework is an uncountable noun and has no plural. I'm doing / I'm going to do my homework  

deluay said: Hi..! Is it correct to say: >I'm doing my homeworks. >I'm going to do my homeworks. Can I use the plural for homework to show that I have several kinds of homework to do? Is it common? thanks! Click to expand...

Cracker Jack

Even if you have to do homework in several subjects, it is still called homework. You can say exercises or compositions. But you only say homework.  

• Nov 6, 2013

Cracker Jack said: Even if you have to do homework in several subjects, it is still called homework. You can say exercises or compositions. But you only say homework. Click to expand...

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1. What is a Noun in Spanish?

• Feminine nouns in Spanish will end with an -a .
• Masculine nouns in Spanish will end with an -e or -o .
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• Yo voy a misa todos los domingos. “I go to church every Sunday.”
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• La luna está llena hoy. “We have a full moon today.”
• Las puertas están abiertas hasta las 22 h. “Doors are opened until 10 p.m.”
• La cama es mía. “The bed is mine.”
• El coche es mío. “The car is mine.”

2. Noun-Adjective Agreement in Spanish

• Mi novia es tímida. “My girlfriend is shy.”
• Mi hermano es alto. “My brother is tall.”
• Mi coche es pequeño. “My car is small.”
• Los autobuses son grandes. “Buses are big.”
• La atleta “Female athlete”
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• “1 male dog + 3 female dogs = The dogs [masculine].”

3. Essential Spanish Nouns to Know: Common Spanish Nouns List

1- “Appliances” ( Electrodomésticos )

Televisión — “tv”, ordenador portátil — “laptop”, frigorífico — “fridge”, aire acondicionado — “air conditioner”, secador de pelo — “hairdryer”, ventilador — “fan”, microondas — “microwave”, lavadora — “washing machine”, cocina — “stove”, 2- “technology” ( tecnología ).

Móvil — “Mobile phone”

Blog — “blog”, aplicación — “app”, página web — “website”, cuenta — “account”, foto — “picture”, descargar — “download”, contraseña — “password”, archivo — “file”, correo basura — “spam”, tablet — “tablet”, wifi — “wifi”, 3- “transportation” ( transporte ).

Avión — “Plane”

Tren — “train” / metro — “subway”, bicicleta — “bike”, autobús — “bus”, estación de tren — “train station”, parada — “bus stop”, semáforo — “traffic light”, patinete eléctrico — “electric scooter”, carretera — “road”, taxi — “taxi”, intersección — “intersection”, 4- “restaurant” ( el restaurante ).

Copa — “Glass”

Jarra — “jug”, plato — “plate”, tenedor — “fork”, cuchara — “spoon”, cuchillo — “knives”, vaso — “glass”, taza — “mug”, 5- “school essentials” ( lo esencial para volver a clase ).

Bolígrafo or Boli — “Pen”

Asignatura — “subject”, universidad — “university”, deberes — “homework”, beca — “scholarship”, mochila — “backpack”, cuaderno — “notebook”, 6- “ occupation ” ( profesiones ).

Enfermero — “Nurse”

Empresario — “executive”, policía — “police”, cocinero — “cook”, encargado — “manager”, atleta — “athlete”, ingeniero — “engineer”, profesor — “teacher”, médico — “doctor”, bombera — “firewoman”, bibliotecaria — “librarian”, 7- “family members” ( miembros de la familia ).

Familia — “Family”

Madre — “mother” / padre — “father”, hija — “daughter”, hijo — “son”, mamá — “mom”, abuela — “grandmother”, tío — “uncle”, tía — “aunt”, hermano — “brother”, hermana — “sister”, 8- “body parts” ( partes del cuerpo ).

Pie — “Foot”

Mano — “hand”, cabeza — “head”, brazo — “arm”, espalda — “back”, pecho — “chest”, cuerpo — “body”, dedo — “finger”, ojo — “eye”, oído — “ear”, 9- “time” ( fechas ).

Ayer — “Yesterday”

Vez — “time”, vida — “life”, año — “year”, tiempo — “time”/”weather”, día — “day”, calendario — “calendar”, mañana — “tomorrow”, 10- “food” ( alimentos ).

Agua — “Water”

Carne — “meat”, pescado — “fish”, pollo — “chicken”, leche — “milk”, sopa/crema — “soup”, verduras — “vegetables”, cerdo — “pork”, ternera — “beef”, vino — “wine”, pan — “bread”, cerveza — “beer”, 4. conclusion.

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1. Feminine and Masculine Nouns

2. noun pluralization, 3. adjective gender and pluralization.

• 4. Using Tú vs. Usted
• 5. Ser vs. Estar

6. Spanish Contractions

7. spanish conjunctions.

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Nouns in Spanish are either feminine or masculine. We use the article el   for masculine nouns and la  for feminine nouns .

This is easy when it comes to people and living creatures. You’d call a male professor el profesor , and a female one, la profesora , for example. You call a male cat el gato , and a female one, la gata .

But what about cars, books, tables and chairs? How do we know if they’re masculine or feminine?

Answer: Look at the last letter of the word. 

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In most cases (but definitely not all!) feminine and masculine words have specific endings. Let’s take a look at them:

Feminine word endings:

Masculine word endings:

As you probably guessed, though, there are (quite a few) exceptions to these rules, but they’re still accurate enough to make the right guess around 70% of the time. You can explore this concept further with these guides on Spanish gender rules and indefinite and definite articles .

Like English, making nouns plural in Spanish is straightforward—you simply need to change two things: change el  to los or la  to las , then change the noun to its plural form according to these rules:

After familiarizing yourself with these examples, bookmark our guide on Spanish pluralization to boost your confidence on this simple subject even more.

Adjectives describe nouns, and in Spanish, they must match their nouns in both number and gender.

If the noun is feminine and singular, then the adjective should be feminine and singular. If the noun is masculine and plural, then the adjective should be masculine and plural. Catch the drift?

Take the adjective rojo (red) as an example. Notice how the adjective changes as it follows the gender and number of its target noun:

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El libr o rojo — The red book (masculine, singular)

Las manzan as rojas — The red apples (feminine, plural)

Gender and pluralization agreement is the first step, but to master adjectives completely (such as knowing where they come in a sentence), check out this complete guide on Spanish adjectives .

4. Using Tú  vs. Usted

Unlike English, Spanish conjugates verbs according to level of formality. There are two second-person pronouns: tú and usted . They both mean “you,” but tú  is informal and usted  is formal.

You’d use  tú in casual situations, like talking to friends, family, people younger than you, people with the same social status as you (such as coworkers) and the like.

Usted is used in formal situations such as business meetings, job interviews, meeting someone for the first time and people of authority.

Because there are two different pronouns, verbs are conjugated differently depending on which is used.

Usted follows the same conjugation rules as  ella and  él , whereas  tú has its own.

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If you’re still not 100% confident in your ability to determine which pronoun to use, you’ll find this guide on  tú  and usted helpful.

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5. Ser vs.  Estar

Unlike in English, in Spanish there are  two ways of saying “to be”: ser and estar . 

Not only are these both irregular verbs, but using one instead of the other can drastically change the meaning of a sentence. So how do you know which to use when?

Ser is used to identify or describe people and things. As such, you’ll use it when talking about jobs, nationality, belonging and more.

Nosotros somos muy guapos. — We are very handsome.

Soy camarero. — I am a waiter.

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Mi primo es de Venezuela. — My cousin is from Venezuela.

On the other hand, e star is used when you want to express location, feelings and states/conditions (something temporary). Like in these sentences:

Estoy en la escuela. — I am at school.

Ellos están cansados. — They are tired.

Sometimes, adjectives can be used with both ser and estar . The difference is that when used with estar it’s more temporary, and with  ser, more stable.

Here’s a selection of some of the most important ones:

Spanish contractions combine words to make talking easier , smoother and faster. Think of the English words “it’s,” “wasn’t” and “they’re.”

Thus, using them in your own sentences will make you sound more like a native, and learning them will help you understand natural Spanish conversations and media!

There are two main contractions in Spanish: al and del .

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A  +  el  =  al

De + el  =  del

Juan subió  al tren. — Juan got on the train.

Es el carro del vecino. — It’s the neighbor’s car.

These sentences are much easier to say than if the contractions weren’t used ( a el tren and  de el vecino ).

Once you’ve got a grip on these, learn and practice more by reading this guide on Spanish contractions .

Conjunctions link other words, phrases and clauses together .

In Spanish, the two most important conjunctions to know as a beginner are y (and) and o  (or).

Sometimes, you’ll see these words change slightly.

Padre y hijo → Padre e hijo   (father and son)

Cruel y inhumano → Cruel  e inhumano   (cruel and inhumane)

Try pronouncing them without the conjunction changes, and you’ll understand why native speakers wisely changed the y  to e !

• If o is followed by a word that begins with or sounds like o , it becomes u .

Sujeto o objeto → Sujeto  u objeto   (subject or object)

Ayer o hoy → Ayer  u hoy   (yesterday or today)

There are also a handful of other conjunctions, such as porque (because) and como (as/because), which are useful to know. So once you’re comfortable with y and  o , learn the rest with this post on Spanish conjunctions .

8. Por  vs. Para

In general, prepositions are easy to understand in Spanish because they practically work in the same way in English. However, two Spanish prepositions are easily confused since they both mean “for” in English: por and para .

Here are some guidelines to avoid confusing these terms:

Use por for the following purposes:

Use para for the following purposes:

There’s much more to por and  para than what I’ve covered here—such as a list of phrases that take on their own meanings when  por or  para proceeds them. You can read more about using por vs.  para here .

Spanish uses the subject—verb—object (SVO) pattern, just like English.

For example, the phrase “She reads a book” in Spanish is Ella lee un libro. The subject ( ella ) comes first, the verb ( leer ) comes second and the object ( libro ) is last.

As you reach upper-beginner and intermediate levels, though, you’ll start to see the occasional verb-subject pattern. For example, these sentences all mean “Juanita works at home”:

Juanita trabaja en casa .

Trabaja Juanita en casa .

En casa trabaja Juanita.

Trabaja en casa Juanita.

Another important word order rule to know is that adjectives come  after the object. For example:

El vestido   rojo . — The red dress.

El país grande . — The big country.

La chica guapa . — The good-looking girl.

When you’re ready to dive deeper, here’s a bookmark-worthy guide on Spanish sentence structure that’ll take you to the next level.

There are three types of verbs in Spanish, each grouped according to their endings:

The verb examples you just saw are in their infinitive form —they end in  r and their endings haven’t changed.

But when using verbs in a sentence, you’ll most likely need to conjugate it—this means you’ll need to take off the ending ( -ar, -er or  -ir ) and replace it with another.

Which ending you choose depends on the pronoun that comes before the verb ( yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros   or  ellos/ellas/ustedes ) and the tense.

For now, I’ll focus on the present tense. Here are the corresponding endings for each pronoun:

You can see that the endings for -er and – ir verbs are different to endings for verbs that end in -ar . But the good news is, they’re almost identical to each other apart from the  nosotros and  vosotros forms.

To see these conjugations in action, let’s look at the verb hablar (to talk) and see how it changes based on the pronoun:

Now let’s see what some -er and -ir verbs look like when conjugated, using aprender (to learn) and  vivir (to live) as examples:

Of course, there’s way more to Spanish verbs than this brief rundown. Many tenses are beginner and intermediate-friendly, while others you won’t learn until you reach advanced Spanish grammar .

But now that you know the present tense and the subject pronouns , check out this in-depth post on how to conjugate Spanish verbs when you’re ready to conquer the next.

To turn a statement into a question in Spanish is pretty simple: You can either end the sentence with a questioning tone or place the pronoun after the verb.

¿ Tú puedes ayudarme? — Can you help me? ¿Puedes tú ayudarme? — Can you help me?

¿ Ella baila bien? — Does she dance well? ¿Baila ella bien? — Does she dance well?

We also use Spanish question words (also known as the interrogative pronouns) to find out specific information. These are:

For the full rundown, check out this guide to Spanish question words .

Using direct and indirect pronouns alone is quite straightforward.

The direct object pronoun replaces the direct object, and answers the questions “who” and “what.”

While the indirect object pronoun replaces the indirect object and answers the questions “to whom” and “for whom.”

Before looking at some examples, let’s meet the object pronouns.

Now let’s look at the following sentence:

Antonio envía cartas . — Antonio sends letters.

If we ask “What does Antonio send?” the answer is cartas . Thus, cartas (or, “letters”) is the direct object.

According to the table above, the direct object pronoun for the third person feminine plural is las. So if you want to say “Antonio sends  them ” instead of “Antonio sends  letters ,” you’d replace  cartas with  las , like this:

Antonio las envía. — Antonio sends them.

Now imagine the following sentence:

Antonio envía cartas a María . — Antonio sends letters to María.

To whom does Antonio send letters? To María ( a María ).

María is your indirect object, which according to the table will be substituted by le (third person feminine singular):

Antonio le envía cartas. — Antonio sends letters to her.

There are a few specific rules for using direct and indirect object pronouns, but once you’ve practiced, they’ll roll off your tongue naturally.

After familiarizing yourself with these examples, check out these guides on direct and indirect object pronouns in Spanish to take it up a notch!

13. Conjugating Gustar  (To Like)

The verb gustar  (to like) can be tricky for some Spanish learners because it requires the use of an indirect object pronoun and isn’t conjugated like most verbs .

Instead of conjugating  gustar according to the pronoun, you’ll attach the correct indirect object pronoun at the front.

The basic formula is:

Me/te/le/nos/os/les +  gusta/gustan + object

If the object is singular, use gusta . If it’s plural, use gustan .

Me gustan los perros. — I like dogs.

A él le gustan las películas españolas. — He likes Spanish movies.

Me gusta esta camisa. — I like this shirt.

Te gusta aprender español. — You like learning Spanish.

Check out this post on the verb gustar once you’ve got down the basics.

Los verbos de cambio— or verbs of change —is a group of verbs that mean something like “to become.”

Each should be used in a specific context, though. The most important are:

• Ponerse . Used for involuntary, uncontrollable reactions

Me pongo nervioso. — I get nervous.

• Volverse . Used for sudden and profound changes, often negative

Él se vuelve loco. — He goes crazy/is going crazy.

• Hacerse .   Used for changes that have been accomplished thanks to one’s own effort and for ideological choices

Se ha hecho rico. — He has become rich.

Se ha hecho judío. — He has become a Jew.

• Quedarse . Used mainly for physical ailments and life-changing events

Mi amigo se ha quedado sordo. — My friend went completely deaf.

María se ha quedado embarazada. — María has gotten pregnant.

As you may already know, there are two simple past tenses in Spanish: the imperfect and the preterite.

The good news is that the imperfect is quite easy to learn. The bad news is that the preterite can give you a headache sometimes, especially if you’re dealing with irregular verbs.

Generally, use the preterite when talking about completed actions that started and finished in the past.

You’ll normally have a definite beginning and end of the action, although they don’t necessarily need to appear in the sentence. For example:

El niño se  comió  una manzana. — The boy ate an apple.

Ayer yo visité  a mi abuela. — I visited my grandma yesterday.

On the other hand, use the imperfect when the action was not completed, was repeated or was habitual.

A cool trick is to think any time you’d say “I/you/he/etc. used to…” in English, you’d use the imperfect tense in Spanish.

Let’s look at two examples:

El niño se comía   una manzana. — The boy was eating an apple.

De pequeño, visitaba  a mi abuela cada domingo. — I used to visit grandma every Sunday when I was a child.

You can find out more about these two tenses with this complete guide on the preterite and imperfect .

Spanish irregular verbs are verbs which don’t follow the standard conjugation patterns.

Examples include words like  tengo (I have),  conozco  (I know someone),  hago (I do) and more.

Often only the first person singular is irregular, making them fairly easy to memorize. But a few—I’m looking at you,  ser and  estar —take different forms for all the pronouns ( yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, ellos/ellas/ustedes ).

Here are a few examples of common irregular verbs in Spanish:

After you’ve learned these, check out this in-depth guide on irregular verbs to master them fully.

A verb is reflexive when the subject is  doing something to itself —such as showering, washing, relaxing, going to bed, putting on clothes, etc.

You know a verb is reflexive when an indirect pronoun is either attached to it or in front of it.

As a refresher, the indirect pronouns are:

• Me (instead of  yo )
• Te (instead of  tú )
• Se (instead of  él/ella/usted  and  ellos/ellas/ustedes)
• Nos (instead of  nosotros )
• Os (instead of  vosotros )

Take a look at these common Spanish reflexive verbs and how they’re used in sentences:

Spanish stem-changing verbs also don’t follow the typical conjugation rules . They’re not the same as irregular verbs, though—instead, one or two letters in the stem change when conjugated.

Most verb changes apply to the yo, tú, él/ella/usted  and  ellos/ellas/ustedes forms, and there are three main types:

For example, the verb empezar  (to start) is an e → ie stem-changing verb, repetir (to repeat) is e → i and poder   (to be able to) is  o → ue .

Take a look at how these stem-changing verbs are conjugated in the present tense:

And now you’re ready to go!

There may be times when you feel lost when studying Spanish grammar terms (which is natural!), but with these 18 simple rules, you’ll be well on your way to native-sounding Spanish.

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Direct Object Pronouns

Explanation.

A direct object pronoun ( un pronombre de objeto directo ) replaces a direct object, which is a noun that directly receives the action of a verb in a sentence.

Just like subject pronouns replace the subject noun in a sentence, direct object pronouns replace the direct object noun in a sentence, which can be a person, thing, noun phrase, or nominalized clause.

What Are the Direct Object Pronouns in Spanish?

The table below shows the different forms direct objects can take in Spanish.

Direct Object Pronouns at Work

Let's take a look at how direct object pronouns can do the work of direct objects in Spanish sentences.

Direct Object Pronouns and People

A direct object pronoun can take the place of a direct object referring to a person. In the first sentence below, the direct object is mi mamá . It can be replaced by the direct object pronoun la , as shown in the second example.

Direct Object Pronouns and Things

In the first sentence below, la pelota receives the action of tiró , and thus is the direct object of the sentence. It is singular , feminine , and a thing, so it is in the third person. Therefore, you can replace it with the direct object pronoun la , as shown in the second example.

Direct Objects and Phrases

In the first sentence in the pair of examples below, muchos libros receives the action of leen . It is plural, masculine , and a plural noun phrase, so it can be replaced with the direct object pronoun los , as shown in the second example.

Want to learn more about Spanish pronouns? Check out the following articles!

• Direct Object Pronoun Placement

• Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns in Spanish

• Pronouns and Present Participles

• Reflexive Verbs and Reflexive Pronouns

• Subject Pronouns in Spanish

• The Neuter Demonstrative Pronouns "Eso," "Esto," and "Aquello"

• Demonstrative Pronouns in Spanish

• Relative Pronouns with Prepositions

• Possessive Pronouns in Spanish

• Indirect Object Pronoun Placement

• Neuter Possessive Pronouns in Spanish

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Gender of Nouns in Spanish Grammar

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Nouns (sustantivos) , describe people, places, things and concrete or abstracts concepts.

In Spanish grammar, nouns are classified by gender as masculine or feminine. The gender of a noun in Spanish can generally be identified by the noun ending, however, there are some exceptions.

Learn the rules for identifying masculine and feminine nouns in Spanish grammar with Lingolia. In the exercises, you can practise what you have learnt.

Tengo un sentido del orden muy estricto.

Todo en mi mesa tiene un lugar asignado:

El ordenador, el ratón, la taza de café, el cuaderno, la agenda, el bolígrafo, la planta, los subrayadores… ¡Todo!

Nouns in Spanish have a grammatical gender: they can be masculine or feminine.

Generally, nouns that end in -o are masculine and nouns that end in -a are feminine.

However, there are some exceptions:

Nouns that end in -e or in a consonant can be masculine or feminine.

el frente, la frente

The noun frente can be masculine or feminine depending on its meaning:

• el frente (masculine) = front
• la frente (feminine) = forehead

Along with the ending -o, there are other endings that typically indicate that a Spanish noun is masculine.

The table below shows a list of typical endings for masculine nouns in Spanish grammar:

*The ending - ta is typical of both masculine and feminine nouns.

Along with the ending -a, there are other endings that typically indicate that a Spanish noun is feminine.

The table below shows the most common endings for feminine nouns in Spanish:

*The ending - ta is typical of both masculine and feminine nouns in Spanish.

While these patterns can often help us determine whether a noun is masculine or feminine, there are always exceptions. That’s why it’s best to learn the article and gender together with the noun.

When a noun refers to a person or pet, the noun’s gender matches the gender of said person or animal.

Some noun endings are invariable; this means that they remain the same and only the article changes to reflect the noun’s gender.

Nouns for family members

Generally, nouns that refer to family members (los sustantivos de parentesco) have a masculine form ending in -o and a feminine form ending in -a.

However, in some cases, the masculine and feminine forms are completely different.

Noun gender with jobs and titles in Spanish

When talking about a person’s job, we change the gender of the noun to reflect that of the person we’re talking about.

Professions that end in -e don’t usually change in the feminine form. We simply change the article to reflect the person’s gender.

There are some exceptions where a title that ends in -e takes the ending -a in the feminine.

In some cases, the noun is the same in both the masculine and the feminine, with only the article changing to refect gender.

There are other professions and titles where the masculine and feminine forms are completely different, as shown in the table below:

*The form la poeta is also accepted for the feminine.

Gender of animal nouns in Spanish

The gender of nouns for pets and some wild animals usually corresponds to the sex of the animal.

However, the nouns for some wild animals have only one form (masculine or feminine) that is used for both male and female animals. The gender of these animals is specified via the words macho male or hembra female .

In other cases, the masculine and feminine forms are different for the animal, as shown in the table below:

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