Experiencias de racismo: stem-change present verbs e--> ie, o --> ue
I can use e>ie and o>ue stem-changing verbs in the context of people's experiences of racism in Mexico.
Experiencias de racismo: stem-change present verbs e--> ie, o --> ue
I can use e>ie and o>ue stem-changing verbs in the context of people's experiences of racism in Mexico.
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- Some verbs with ‘e’ in the stem (e.g. pensar) change to ‘ie’ for persons 1, 2, 3 and 6.
- Some verbs with ‘o’ in the stem (e.g. volver) change to ‘ue’ for persons 1, 2, 3 and 6.
- 'Ninguna' means 'no, not … any' (before a feminine singular noun).
- 'Ningún' means 'no, not … any' (before a masculine singular noun).
- ‘Ni’ (neither, nor), ‘ya no’ (not any more) and ‘sino’ (but) are useful negatives in Spanish.
Keywords
Stem - part of the verb that is present in all forms
Stem-changing verb - verb that has a spelling change in the stem for some grammatical persons
Negative - word that negates the meaning of other words and clauses
Ninguna - no, not … any (before a feminine singular noun)
Ningún - no, not … any (before a masculine singular noun)
Common misconception
The masculine singular form of 'ninguna' is 'ninguno'.
When used as an adjective, the masculine singular form of 'ninguna' is 'ningún'. The word 'ninguno' does, however, exist as a pronoun.
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