4.7 En pocas palabras
4.7.1 Using grammatical information in the dictionary
Your dictionary is very useful for finding out which grammatical category a word belongs to. For example, the entry for precioso reads as follows:
precioso ADJETIVO
beautiful ¡Es precioso! It's beautiful!
The entry tells you that precioso is an adjetivo, in English an adjective, and that it therefore describes a noun. If you want to know more about what the different grammatical categories are, read the information at the beginning of your dictionary under ‘Parts of speech’ .
Actividad 4.7
Look up the following words in your dictionary and complete the table with the missing information. The first has been done for you.
Complete la tabla.
| Headword | Grammatical category | A Spanish example |
|---|---|---|
| precioso | adjetivo (adjective) | ¡Es precioso! |
| bonito | ||
| un, una | ||
| tener | ||
| en | ||
| muy | ||
| oficina |
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Answer
| Headword | Grammatical category | A Spanish example |
|---|---|---|
| precioso | adjetivo (adjective) | ¡Es precioso! |
| bonito | adjetivo (adjective) | una casa muy bonita |
| un, una | artículo (article) | una silla |
| tener | verbo (verb) | Tengo dos hermanas. |
| en | preposición (preposition) | Viven en Granada. |
| muy | adverbio (adverb) | Mi pueblo es muy bonito. |
| oficina | sustantivo (noun) | la oficina de turismo |