Question

For SPANISH- Now that you have worked through a lot of material that includes these basic patterns, and you have compared grammatically correct and incorrect sentences, write down what you think is a rule that could explain what makes a sentence grammatically correct or not. For example, you might write something like: "verbs always match nouns in number, and they usually come before the noun." In other words, make your best guess for the grammar rule that makes sense out of the pattern(s) you see in the phrases you have been working with. Review if you need to, and you might briefly check your hunches against the sentences you have been working on within this or previous modules. Keep in mind that what you're after is your hunch, not a grammar rule from a textbook. Now check your hunch with the explanation of this principle in the following pattern.

Answer 1

Answer:

against the sentences you have been working on within this or previous modules. Keep in mind that what you're after is your hunch, not a grammar rule from a textbook. Now check your hunch with the explanation of this principle in the following pattern

Answer 2

Answer:

Spanish is more or less a simple language since it is so flexible, but there are some rules that we have to observe.

Explanation:

1. Since the things are referred to as being masculine (nouns ending in 'o') and feminine (nouns ending in 'a'), the adjoining articles change accordingly. The articles used with masculine nouns are un, el, and los; while those with the feminine are una, la, and las.
2. The 'o' or 'a' sound at the end of a verb tells us of the person being referred to, i.e. first person singular or third person singular.
3. There are many pronouns for saying "you" in the second person i.e. tu, usted, ustedes.

Like most languages, Spanish depends on its historical and cultural background and thus is not translatable word-for-word. Understanding how certain expressions translate is in itself quite interesting.