Spanish I notes-Cognates and infinitives pages 32 & 34
Spanish I notes-Cognates and infinitives pages 32 & 34
• Infinitives are verbs.
• They are most often used to name actions.
• Verbs in English have different forms depending on who is doing the action or when the action is occurring:
Examples: I walk, she walks, we walked, etc.
• The most basic form of a verb is called the infinitive.
• In English, you can spot infinitives because they usually have the word “to” in front of them.
Examples: to swim, to run, to dance, etc.
Infinitives in Spanish do not have a separate word like “to” in front of them. Spanish infinitives are only one word and always end in –ar, -er, -and –ir.
Nadar, leer, escribir
Page 34-Cognates (cognados)
What are cognates? Cognates are words that look alike and have similar meanings in English and Spanish.
Here are some examples:
|Spanish |English |
|popular |popular |
|Usar |to use |
|radio |radio |
|música |music |
|importante |important |
|computadora |computer |
|Guitarra |guitar |
|Teléfono |telephone |
****Becoming skilled at recognizing cognates will help you understand what you read and will increase your vocabulary
Let’s try it.
Look at pages 26-29 and make a list of seven cognates from the vocabulary on those pages.
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