Contrastive grammar by Renata Ogas

All Spanish nouns have gender

ogasr09 — 2024-04-10 12:41:56 UTC

Most nouns in Spanish do have gender.

Example: El gato - La gata

Cat. 3

Spanish adjectives (tend to) come after the noun they modify.

ogasr09 — 2024-04-10 13:04:13 UTC

Although most adjectives in Spanish do come after the noun, there are exceptions.

Example: El primer capitulo. The first chapter.

La mesa negra. The black table.

~~Cat. 2~~ Cat. 3, because English adjective position is fixed, not flexible.

Spanish can negate more than once in a sentence.

ogasr09 — 2024-04-10 13:13:48 UTC

Spanish can negate more than once without changing its meaning. Although we can use up to two elements of negation in the same sentence in spoken English, it is not appropiate in formal situations or writing.

Example: No entiendo nada. I don't understand nothing/I don't understand anything.

~~Cat. 2~~ Cat. 3, formally it is not appropiate/correct to have more than one element of negation in a sentence in English.

Possessive case don't exist in Spanish (Genitive 's)

ogasr09 — 2024-04-10 13:16:15 UTC

Possession (Cat. 1) does not work in the same manner in Spanish and English.

Example: El perro de Juan. John's dog.

~~Cat. 3, genitive 's.~~ Cat. 1 The ability is present in both languages.

In Spanish, the subject of a sentence often doesn't have to be stated.

ogasr09 — 2024-04-10 13:21:42 UTC

English requires of a subject.

Example: Hay fiesta en el parque. There is a party in the park.

Cat. 3

In Spanish, the verb "to have" is often use to express feeling.

ogasr09 — 2024-04-10 13:26:51 UTC

Example: Tengo mucho amor. I feel a lot of love.

Tengo dolor de pie. My foot hurts.

Cat. 3

There are fewer prepositions in Spanish

ogasr09 — 2024-04-10 13:51:57 UTC

Cat. 2

In Spanish, there is no introductory it

ogasr09 — 2024-04-10 13:53:31 UTC

There is no equivalent for this in Spanish.

Example: Fue un viaje largo. It was a long journey.

Cat. 3

Capitalization and punctuation is slightly different in Spanish.

ogasr09 — 2024-04-10 13:57:49 UTC

It has to do with style. Spanish sentences can be longer than those in English.

Example: the days of the week, nationalities (gentilicios), etc.

Cat. 2

Spanish has a strong correspondence between the sound of a word and its spelling.

ogasr09 — 2024-04-10 14:00:01 UTC

It is true, this doesn't take part in English.

Cat. 3

Spanish allows flexibility in sentence formation.

ogasr09 — 2024-04-10 14:05:20 UTC

Example: Mordió el perro a Juan. El perro mordió a Juan. Juan fue mordido por el perro.

The dog has bitten John. John was/has been bitten by the dog.

Cat. 2