4.8.1 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’ .
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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